As the Proposal Development Manager (PDM), you will have responsibility for managing the creation of appropriate scope of work/proposals, collaborating with subject matter experts and directing work of the internal Proposal Development team with the goal of increasing profitable revenue growth. You will review and submit final product, ensuring it exceeds customer expectations and is submitted within company guidelines. Responsibilities: Develops best practices and departmental efficiencies and ... more details
As the Proposal Development Manager (PDM), you will have responsibility for managing the creation of appropriate scope of work/proposals, collaborating with subject matter experts and directing work of the internal Proposal Development team with the goal of increasing profitable revenue growth. You will review and submit final product, ensuring it exceeds customer expectations and is submitted within company guidelines.
Responsibilities:
Develops best practices and departmental efficiencies and ensures execution across team.
Leads, supervises and reviews work of Proposal Development Specialists.
Schedules and hosts meetings with senior Sales and Finance management to formulate proforma analyses of large, complex projects that comply with Wesco’s market strategy and profitability guidelines.
Coordinates and hosts meetings with senior Operations, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Services, and Sales leaders to find resolution to post-implementation conflicts between customer expectations and Wesco capabilities.
Leads status review meetings, providing guidance and ensuring all stakeholders are on track and timelines are met.
Serves as project manager and central point of contact for assigned proposal opportunities.
Works with Sales and Operations to prepare and submit of proposals/scopes of work.
Partners with internal subject matter experts to develop and convey project assumptions, and overall proposal offering.
Establishes priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval.
Facilitates cross-functional kick-off, status update, and approval conference calls, providing guidance and ensuring project timelines are met.
Identifies response requirements, delegates to subject matter experts, and researching and providing relevant information for proposal responses.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
4 to 6 years proposal/sales writing
3 years or more project management and collaboration skills in a high volume or fast paced environment
4 years distributor sales and marketing experience preferred
Experience in a business to business setting in a sales or operations support role preferred
Excellent oral communication skills accompanied by strong written communication skills, including original composition proofreading, and editing
Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
Detail oriented with diligent follow through
Ability to build strong business relationships with other functional areas to best support mutual objectives
Proficient in Office including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, as well as TEAMS and SharePoint
Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Wesco”) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
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