Propal Writer/Proposal Manager - CONTRACT - Chicago, IL

V-Soft Consulting is currently seeking Technical Writer client in Chicago Illinois. This is a contract position in logistics & supply chain industry.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Education and Experience ?

• 5+ years of direct experience producing proposals for opportunities
• 2+ years of experience is in preparing proposals for high value contracts
• 1+ years of editing/proofing reading experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in English or Journalism or Information Technology Field or equivalent work experience is preferred
• Familiar with the City of Chicago and its Sister Agencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities ?

• Able to manage cross-functional resources and effectively delegate tasks, but willing to do all aspects of the proposal response
• Must have the tenacity and ability to work long hours in a stressful environment – occasional weekends
• Detail-oriented, self-directed, and motivated
• Must be very flexible – able to change priorities quickly and very dependable
• Creative and able to multi-task and make connections quickly
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access; Microsoft Outlook; Adobe Acrobat Writer
• Must be able to read with understanding legal language
• Excellent analytical, organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Capability to contribute to other marketing-related activities, including authoring project profiles, press releases, and presentations
• Demonstrated ability to capture technical information with grammatical, effective English, in a clear and consistent style
• Document design and illustration experience or aptitude an asset
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative and consultative manner and able to quickly develop effective relationships built on trust and respect
• Business and Development and/or Marketing background an asset especially if combined with work experience in an IT Consulting environment

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop proposal templates when necessary
• Print, assemble and package proposals when necessary
• Develop proposal work plans and lead the coordination of the proposal development process
• Identify RFPs that align with client’s business objectives
• Technical copywriting of proposal content
• Structure client bid and proposal responses according to procurement requirements and client’s business objectives
• Coordinate the final review and approval of a proposal, including required documentation before and delivery to the client
• Work with the business development, delivery executives, and technical leaders to organize and manage responses to RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and Bids
• Support post-proposal submission - assisting as needed to Business Development/Delivery Executives with Best and Final Offer submissions and Presentations
• Develop work plans to outline the contents of the proposal submission including all technical, legal, and general requirements for our response
• Assign roles and responsibilities and communicate tasks, due dates, and schedule proposal team members
• Author necessary technical content to ensure technically sound, complete, and winning proposal response
• Deliver final proposal and track and communicate receipt/acceptance from the customer to Management
• Responsible for the planning, tracking, and reporting on bids and proposal projects to ensure that the deliverables meet the needs of both internal and external customers and are completed and delivered on-time
• Use and maintain in-house Knowledge Management System and Salesforce tools for RFP tracking
• Additionally, this position will provide technical copywriting for other marketing materials and activities, including sales collateral, website content, and press releases
• Identify resources needed to complete the proposal
• Self-directed: A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected, able to organize tasks, manage subject matter experts, drive projects and initiate projects, and can escalate issues appropriately
• Write non-technical content for proposal submissions
• Manage subcontractors: coordinate the collection of information for proposals
• Research daily new business opportunities
• Edit/proofread proposal content and Marketing collateral
• Identify Standard Text that can be used in other proposals

Interested?       

Qualified candidates should send their resumes [email protected]

V-Soft Consulting is a trusted partner with experience across diverse technology stacks to help business get IT done. What makes V-Soft different? Our expertise is derived from over 20 years of delivering world-class IT staffing, consulting, engineering and managed services to Fortune 1000 and mid-market companies in the U.S., Canada, and Asia. 

V-Soft is headquartered in Louisville, KY with strategic locations in India, Canada, and across the U.S., including Madison, Chicago, Denver, Harrisburg and Atlanta. V-Soft has been recognized among the top 100 fastest growing staffing companies in North America and is known for the ability to provide highly qualified consultants for any project at any scale. V-Soft has a wide variety of partnerships across diverse technology stacks, and holds such titles as MuleSoft Certified Delivery Resource, Oracle Gold Partner, ServiceNow Partner, Microsoft Partner, and Cisco Registered Partner, amongst many others.

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