Proposal Analyst / RFP / Bid Manager

The RFP Analyst produces and responds to RFPs and other pre-sales related requests for the EMEA region and takes responsibility for the entire proposal process from RFP receipt to high-quality proposal creation, copy editing, and delivery.

Key Skills:

* RFP/proposal writing

* Technical writing, editing and layout

* Information Security, compliance, and/or risk management

* Effective relationship building

* Deadline oriented

Role:

Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal (RFPs); enforcing opportunity assessment; attending strategy meetings.

• Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting and polishing proposals.
• Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
• Responds to RFP-related due diligence questionnaires.
• Develops proposal by assembling information, including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation; writing, revising, and editing drafts, including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
• Prepares presentation by evaluating and updating text and graphics.
• Maintains quality results by using internal proposal software; following proposal-writing standards using AP style, including readability, consistency, adherence to AP guidelines, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases/repositories.
• Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and subject matter experts.
• Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate; implementing changes.
• Supports key stakeholder continued knowledge of internal processes.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational initiatives; maintaining personal networks.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.