Employer: Aspect Software
Location: Remote, US
- Alvaria employs a team of passionate individuals who are changing the face of customer engagement.
- Over our 40-year history we have empowered employees by creating an inspired community that values Urgency, Accountability and Results.
- Our ability to think big has enabled us to continually evolve and lead the market, and to stay on the forefront with exciting technologies including cloud, mobile and artificial intelligence.
Job Description
- Alvaria is looking for a Proposal Writer to join our Sales Operations team.
- As a Proposal Writer, you will support Alvaria’s sales organization in the RFP/RFI process by preparing well written, accurate and cohesive proposals.
- Exceptional writing, editing/formatting, organization, collaboration and time management skills are a must.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
- Manage RFI/RFP projects from initial receipt from sales to final submission to the client to ensure an on-time submission
- Coordinate the contributions of project team members (i.e., sales, solution consulting, finance, legal, product management, and other SMEs, as needed) and manage internal deadlines to develop high quality, compliant responses
- Participate in team alignment calls and strategy discussions to clarify scope of work, gain insights into the business opportunity, establish internal milestones, understand key messages/differentiators, and develop win themes
- Respond to corporate-oriented RFI/RFP questions
- Manage the proposal finalization process formatting proofreading and editing for accuracy, clarity and readability
- Maintain and improve the proposal knowledge library/inventory of response content and framework
- Proactively manage a workload that includes responsibility for multiple proposal assignments and other tasks, as required, in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, English, Marketing, or related field, or equivalent work experience as a proposal manager
- 3-5 years’ experience managing complex proposals in a fast-paced, B2B environment SaaS technology strongly preferred
- Understanding of cloud/SaaS technology
- Experience with salesforce.com
- Able to effectively prioritize among multiple, competing, high priority RFI/RFP responses
- Self-motivated and self-managed, with an ownership mentality
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills
- Superior project and time management skills
- Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders at a given time