Key skills
Sales
About this role
Role Overview
- Responsible for writing responses to Requests for Proposal (RFPs) under strict deadlines
- Create additional documents, including pricing proposals, standard program proposals and ad hoc documents for external clients
- Projects coordinated with sales representatives and relationship managers in field offices
- Manages projects independently and adheres to detailed client specifications
- Interacts with sales/relationship management staffs to integrate pricing into formal proposal documents
- Updates product information and sales positioning, customizes proposals to the agreed-upon sales strategy
- Performs daily quality control reviews and copy editing activities
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Marketing or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Two to three years of business writing experience in sales support, proposal generation, marketing, communications, publishing or print media
- Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills
- Ability to communicate effectively on unfamiliar topics to elicit technical and program information necessary to answer client questions
- Ability to quickly assimilate new information regarding specific product and technical topics and write accurately about those topics or concepts immediately after introduction
- Possesses technical ability to adapt to proposal tools and software used by the company
- Strong organizational skills and an eye for presentation and details
- Ability to manage routine administrative tasks
- Ability to work under tight deadlines while managing multiple projects
- Proficient computer navigation skills using a variety of software packages including Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Benefits
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law