Senior Proposal Manager Description
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) is expertise in action™. We are a FORTUNE 500 company with 74,000 employees worldwide supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries. We provide business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. Our employees operate with integrity, and are flexible, reliable and responsive.
If you meet the requirements of this position and want to work for a world-class company with a great marketplace reputation, apply today.
Position Description: This person will lead the proposal management section of the ACS Transportation Solutions Group Proposal Center and stand in for the VP Marketing and Proposal Development in his absence.
Education: The specific degrees in the areas shown below are not absolutely required, but would provide the type education needed. The true education requirement is a university education requiring critical analysis and communications skills.
BA or BS preferably in business or journalism.
MA or MS preferably in business or journalism.
Experience: Extensive experience in proposal management, capture management, program management, contracts, or cost analysis is required. The successful candidate should have experience in at least three of the above five experience areas. Should have experience as a deputy or senior proposal manager in a proposal management organization with a high win rate for at least three years. Management of individual proposal efforts although necessary isn’t sufficient to qualify. Should be knowledgeable at high levels in the use of computer systems and desk top publishing software.
Job Approach:
· Must be methodical in the approach to problems. Requires extensive leadership and management skills.
· Since proposal management is a time sensitive creative endeavor the successful candidate must exhibit talents necessary to manage large-scale schedule-driven creative processes (e.g., proposals, newspaper editing, etc.).
Position Responsibilities:
· This person will manage resource allocation of the proposal management staff of the proposal center. Will manage proposals as required.
· This position requires the ability to negotiate with peers and senior leadership in order to access talent and resources required to generate winning proposals.
· High level communication skills both oral and written are required. This position requires review and critique of other people’s work in a thorough but inoffensive manner.
· This person will teach proposal development and management at various levels within the organization including the marketing and sales staff, line of business staff engaged in writing proposals, and senior management staff.
· Will allocate proposal management resources for proposal efforts.
Working Conditions: Travel required.
ACS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not Discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment with ACS may request such accommodations by calling 866-419-2226 .
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