Proposal Consultant-BID Management

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The Project Specialist plays a crucial role in supporting our sales teams on customer driven questionnaires, ensuring an efficient process and accurate information. This entry-level position offers an opportunity to learn and grow within the Global Bid Management team and Verizon. The ideal candidate will possess strong MS Office Suite and Google Workspace experience, editing and writing skills, and a passion for project management. Familiarity with Verizon's technology is advantageous.

Someone excited about the possibility of growing our business! You have a sense of urgency that is second to none when it comes to getting work done and meeting deadlines. You enjoy working across groups and meeting customer needs. You thrive on working in a demanding, fast-paced environment. This is an entry-level position in the Global Bid Management organization and affords room to grow and develop into a variety of roles within the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Setting up customer questionnaires and templates in our SaaS tool, ensuring accuracy and completeness of information.

• Collaborate with bid managers and Sales teams to gather customer requirements and develop compelling responses that address their specific needs.

• Edit and proofread documents thoroughly for accuracy, grammar, and style, ensuring that all content is clear, concise, and error-free.

• Format documents according to customer instructions, maintaining a consistent and professional appearance that is compliant with Verizon branding guidelines.

• Managing and maintaining our content library, and ensuring templates and resources are kept up to date and accessible to team members.

• Provide support to the bid management team for all stages of the response process.

• Continuously seek opportunities for process improvement, identifying inefficiencies and implementing solutions to streamline the proposal management and development process.

• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in bid and proposal management, incorporating innovative approaches to enhance proposal effectiveness.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Four or more years of relevant work experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience in using Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and AI Tools

• Ability to perform repetitive tasks with a high degree of accuracy and under tight deadlines

• Ability to identify, work with, and motivate a range of stakeholders

Even better if you have:

• An understanding of the role of a Bid Management Team within an organization

• Experience as Proposal Manager

• Public Sector proposal experience

• Ability to translate technical and functional information into feature and benefit statements

• A flair for creative and compelling writing within a business environment

• Ability to manage a content/knowledge library by developing and implementing necessary processes to keep the content up to date and easily accessible to those who use it

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.