Baker

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and select Government sales opportunities and/or solicitations based off capability, competition, history and expertise.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, products, procedures for precise estimation of labor and material costing and profitability.
• Analyze requests for information (RFIs), requests for proposal (RFPs), and requests for quotation (RFQs)
• Prepare initial responses for the RFP, RFI and/or RFQ with cost mark ups
• Understanding of market dynamics and competition with respect to pricing and lead time
• Assist with establishing and maintaining collaboration workspace for proposal preparation
• Collaborate with team to write/edit/proofread proposal sections to ensure all requirements are captured accurately.
• Work with SMEs and collect information for specific proposal assignments
• Lead lessons learned meetings and implement actions to improve process efficiency
• Lead continuous improvement projects to enhance current proposal/sales process
• Assist with new sales opportunities by developing plans on attaining new business
• Prepare and deliver the production/packaging for proposal submissions

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related area such as Engineering, business/marketing, finance and/or economics.
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and work with teams to complete projects
• Demonstrated writing, research, and critical-thinking skills
• Exceptional organizational skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, Visio)
• Experience with proposals including reading/analyzing requests for information (RFIs), requests for proposal (RFPs), and requests for quotation (RFQs)
• Familiarity with U.S. Federal Government agencies and/or procurement process.
• Familiarity with data management skills preferred