TAD PGS, Inc. has a job for you.

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We have an outstanding Contract position for a Senior Proposal Management Specialist to join a leading Company located in the Huntsville, AL surrounding area.

**US Citizenship is required.**

 **Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.**

Accountable for using Capture Plan elements to prepare an effective Proposal Plan and Proposal Strategy, then leading the proposal team in developing a highly competitive, winning-level proposal. Proposals will involve customer proprietary, firewalled, classified, ITAR and EAR, and other sensitive information. This is a highly networked position that includes partnerships and business alignment with Capture Teams and other functions across the business.

Job Responsibilities:  

•  Estimate, secure and effectively manage proposal budgets
• Proactively identify proposal team members with necessary experience, skill sets and subject matter expertise; secure their commitments to participate
• Transfer Capture Plan information effectively into the proposal process
• Prepare Proposal Plan with all elements necessary to effectively lead the team and manage the process
• Effectively tailor standardized proposal process to fit business needs for timely execution maximizing efficiency while providing high-quality, compliant and compelling proposals.
• Ensure comprehensive proposal readiness, including pre-proposal efforts that effectively implement the win strategy
• Champion proposal professionalism and skills acquisition among team members 
• Conduct effective Proposal Kickoff meetings, communicating all necessary information and assignments in a manner that informs, orients, inspires and energizes the team
• Align collocated or virtual proposal participants to become a smoothly operating team
• Involve senior leadership at key phases of the proposal to ensure alignment; provide status and reporting, including immediate notification when critical issues emerge or additional resources are required
• Lead proposal tag-up (standing) meetings, conveying necessary information, status and resolving issues and resource needs in an effective manner
• Provide ever-strengthening leadership-level knowledge of the technical solution and program elements and effectively work with engineering, program management and other discipline leads
• Use an effectively tailored industry/company-standard proposal process and best practices (e.g., annotated outlining, storyboarding/mockups, color reviews, Just In Time training)
• Review and read completed proposal sections throughout the proposal development process, ensuring complete compliance with solicitation requirements and that the proposal meets or exceeds evaluation criteria
• In close partnership with the Capture Manager, ensure timely, effective color team reviews (e.g., Pink, Red, Gold)
• Strong grasp of all elements that go into cost/pricing effort, including refinement of cost-related elements to meet Price to Win targets
• Lead or participate in Functional and Executive Level Reviews to successful approval
• Deliver compliant, responsive, error-free, professional-quality, winning-level proposals within the customer-defined timeframe
• Support capture of post-submittal proposal team lessons learned
• Lead proposal team in preparing Best and Final Offers (BAFOs) and Final Proposal Responses (FPRs), as requested

Basic Hiring Criteria:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience or a Graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years prior relevant experience.  In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in developing relationships with internal and external customers while creating and guiding highly effective proposal teams
• Excellent performance in organizing and motivating diverse teams to come together as one in the pursuit of winning
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across a large distributed business, managing diverse tasks, requirements, and competing commitments
• Responds efficiently/effectively to time-critical requirements with exceptional results; record of successfully interfacing with Business Development disciplines and varied levels of leadership
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Highly skilled in the utilization of MS PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience within DoD and/or Federal Government acquisition environment or relevant certification from the Defense Acquisition University
• Graduate degree from an accredited university or college in a relevant area of study
• Proposal management certification (e.g., APMP, Shipley, company internal)
• Extensive proposal management and process training (e.g., Shipley, SM&A, Lohfeld)
• Project Management certification from Program Management Institute
• Current Secret Security Clearance

 

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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