We are seeking a detail-oriented Proposal & Bid Coordinator with experience in scholarly publishing, proposal development, and presentation design. This role coordinates bid activities, develops compelling customer-focused proposals, and maintains reusable sales resources to support business growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate proposal workflows, meetings, documentation, and deadlines throughout the bid process.
- Guide proposal content and storytelling to ensure responses are complete, compliant, persuasive, and aligned with customer needs.
- Collaborate with sales, partnerships, and proposal writers to develop impactful proposals and presentations.
- Analyze customer feedback, market intelligence, and win/loss insights to refine messaging and improve bid outcomes.
- Maintain and update proposal resources, including case studies, customer success stories, sales collateral, templates, and previous bids.
- Support continuous improvement of proposal processes and value propositions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree.
- 8+ years of experience in scholarly publishing, including bid coordination, proposal development, or related activities.
- Strong ability to translate customer needs, account data, and market insights into persuasive proposals and presentations.
- Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills, with a good understanding of Power BI.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills in English.
- Strong organizational, project coordination, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- Self-directed, results-oriented, and able to manage deadlines across multiple teams.
- Direct experience in proposal development or presentation design.
- Familiarity with value-selling frameworks, sales messaging, or marketing.
- Experience managing SharePoint or internal resource sites.
- Project management experience and the ability to navigate organizational change.