The Proposal Project Specialist is responsible for managing the proposal development process for less complex, custom bids, from receipt of the RFP through proposal submission. This individual will have specialized knowledge of their primary business segment, with the ability to support other segments as needed. The Proposal Project Specialist is responsible for concurrently managing multiple proposals with aggressive deadlines. They support follow-up, finalist, and contracting activities, as needed.
Manage assigned proposal projects to include:
Analysis, research, writing/editing responses to RFI/RFP questionnaires
Negotiating requirements in any RFP questionnaires with appropriate cross-functional SMEs
Creating proposal documents and other exhibits to support the defined sales strategy and strengths of company’s product and service offerings
Manage and facilitate requirements to ensure they are in line with the corporate position
Work with cross-functional SMEs to get agreements to requirements and increase overall requirements compliance
Execute proposal projects, including:
Cross-functional team communications
Timelines and follow-up
Ensure accurate, complete and quality input from operational areas for on-time proposal production
Generate proposal and sales documents while adhering to corporate marketing standards, department guidelines, templates, and styles
Coordinate production and shipping to ensure accurate and on-time delivery
Resolve issues and conflicts with appropriate escalation
Serve as Proposal Management Subject Matter Expert for various matrix partners
Develop market and client industry specific responses as appropriate
Contribute to a culture of continuous improvements and share ownership of process improvement efforts
Display sound critical thinking skills and bring forth ideas
Actively participate in ad hoc projects and process ownership/responsibility
Provide training, coaching, and mentoring of new team members as it relates to proposals and/or projects applicable to the Proposal Project Specialist role
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Pre-Law, English, Journalism or Communication or equivalent work experience
Master’s degree highly preferred
Project management and previous proposal experience
Requirements
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload
Company Description
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
