Job Title: Proposal Manager

Job Description: Sumaria is seeking a professional who has proven proposal management and writing experience for the Federal sector. The Proposal Manager is responsible for coordinating the Sumaria Systems proposal process and is responsible for providing oversight of the proposal process and establishing an ongoing quality improvement methodology for the proposal process. The Proposal Manager works with senior executives, operations managers, and peers in other organizations supporting the proposal process.

Primary responsibilities and duties:

• Provide proposal process support and guidance to the proposal team(s).
• Provide proposal management and development support for national, multi-regional, and local Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quote (RFQ), and Requests for Information (RFI).
• Work with appropriate business development and operations directors to coordinate the demand for proposal resources.
• Work closely with Capture Managers, teaming partners, and proposal team(s) to develop and implement winning competitive proposal strategies.
• Monitor and report on staff execution and discipline in following the corporate proposal process to ensure proposal process productivity and improvement.
• Support the development of standard proposal templates and process guidelines; and manage/direct proposal teams to produce compliant, winning proposals.
• Prepare daily logistics for meetings and reviews. This can include maintaining proposal team distribution lists, sending meeting invites, setting up and running web conferencing, keeping meeting minutes/action registries, and preparing recovery drafts and participation of subcontractors.
• Create or assist in developing outlines, compliance matrices, proposal templates, storyboards (assisting capture team with storyboard completion.)
• Serve as the point of contact for subcontractors; facilitate and assemble data calls from subcontractors.
• Other related duties may be assigned.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills - especially for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Project; SharePoint, and Adobe.
• Must be able to support proposal development from capture phase through submittal and have knowledge of how to analyze a Request for Proposal (RFP) and develop proposal outlines.
• Experience with Government contracts or solicitations.
• Requires excellent skills in researching and retrieving data from commercial and internal database systems.
• Should also be well organized, detail oriented and able to perform well under the stress of competing requirements.
• Outstanding spoken and written communications skills are critical.
• Must be flexible for occasional non-standard work schedule.
• Demonstrated experience leading meetings and color reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and produce final electronic and paper copy submissions.
• Proven ability to conceptualize and write compelling proposal narrative and presentation slides.
• Ability to multi-task in a team environment, with organizational skills; and ability to work independently.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Marketing, or similar field, is preferred.

Years of Experience: 4+ years

Travel: Minimal

Security Clearance Required: Secret, or ability to obtain

Position Type: Full Time

Work Location: Remote

The typical base pay range for this role nationwide is $90,000 to $125,000 annualized. Your base pay will be dependent upon your specific skills, education, qualifications, professional experience, and location. We also offer eligible employees health, 401k, and other financial benefits, paid time off, and learning and development programs. You will receive reimbursement of job-related expenses per the company policy and may receive employee perks.

Agency submissions are not being accepted at this time.

For more information on Sumaria Systems, please visit our website at www.sumaria.com.

Sumaria is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Sumaria is a Full Lifecycle Engineering, Technical Services and Professional Solutions company in support of the Warfighter, supporting modernization, high end services and next generation capabilities in contested domains. Sumaria has been a trusted partner to U. S. Department of Defense for more than 40 years, providing Lifecycle Systems Engineering, Advisory & Analysis/SETA, C5ISR and Enterprise Information Technology solutions. With expertise to lead, insight to deliver and commitment to succeed; we staff each mission with a carefully selected team of seasoned professionals. We're Headquartered in Peabody, MA, and have regional offices across the nation.

Sumaria Systems only provides engineering services to the federal government and does not provide professional engineering or surveying services to the public within the meaning of Ohio Revised Code Section 4733.16 .