Job Description

Sr. Specialist, Proposal Management

About the Company:

We are a premier manufacturer of advanced defense products, specializing in the design and production of airborne and ground-based antennas, as well as cutting-edge electromagnetic systems and simulators. Headquartered in San Leandro, California, with additional operations in Simi Valley, the organization plays a vital role as a trusted partner to leading defense primes and the U.S. Department of Defense. We foster a strong, collaborative work culture that values individual contributions and empowers our employees. Our commitment to innovation, integrity, and teamwork makes us a leader in the defense industry and an exceptional place to build a career.

Salary Range: $86,500.00 To $160,500.00 Annually

Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a senior professional with strong expertise in their job area and broad knowledge of proposal management and related processes. This role involves managing and tracking proposal preparation and proposal workflows with general supervision.

The position requires regular communication with internal teams such as engineering, pricing, programs, contracts, and security, as well as external customers, to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures. The ideal candidate will recommend enhancements to systems and processes to improve efficiency and outcomes.

This role plays a key part in meeting proposal delivery targets that have a direct impact on overall business results. The individual will also be responsible for leading business development (BD) efforts related to the implementation and ongoing management of the BD side of the CostPoint ERP system. This includes collaboration with an external implementation team and overseeing data entry for proposals and opportunities within CostPoint.

Responsibilities:

• Works under general supervision.
• Will be responsible for maintaining entire proposal data base and active proposal log as well as conduct weekly proposal status meetings and processes within job area.
• Will review others' work product.
• Communicates with contacts within and outside of own department and will occasionally have responsibility for communicating with parties external to the organization (e.g., customers, etc.).
• Explains and interprets processes and procedures to others within and outside the job area.
• Will work to justify and gain cooperation regarding processes, practices and procedures.
• Responsibilities will also include maintaining online subscriptions to database services for researching customers, both existing and potential, for information concerning past contracts, financials, security and compliance. Information from these databases will be organized and/or summarized for Proposal Team and Management review
• Work consists of making moderate enhancements or improvements to systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.
• Keeps Continuous Process Improvement in mind at all times.
• Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues.
• Problems will require understanding of other job areas, e.g. pricing, programs, contracts, security etc.
• Problems are typically solved drawing from prior experiences, with analysis of the issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Requires proficient knowledge of job area.
• May have practical knowledge of proposal management.
• Familiarity of manufacturing, pricing and contracts fields is required.
• Must have the ability to obtain a future Security Clearance is required for the role. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

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