Proposal Specialist

　　Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

　　Job Code: 522

　　# of Openings: 1

　　Pay Range:

　　Description

　　Maytag Aircraft LLC is a U.S. Government Defense contractor, providing valuable and essential operations and maintenance services ranging from aircraft refueling and air terminal and ground handling to base operating support and weather observation and forecasting at multiple international and domestic locations. www.maytagaircraft.com

　　Position: Proposal Specialist

　　Reports To: Exec VP & COO

　　FLSA: Full-Time/Exempt

　　Location: Colorado Springs, CO

　　Openings: (1)

　　Responsibilities

　　The Proposal Specialist is that rare individual who is detail oriented and has first-class organizational and motivational skills. They must be able to inspire outstanding work from team members with a range of experience and technical abilities. Other requirements include excellent time management, interpersonal and communication skills.

　　Position Summary

　　Manages all aspects of proposal development (proposal writing, editing, illustration, production efforts, etc.) from assignment and receipt of RFP, through delivery and receipt by the customer.

　　Analyze solicitations (RFP, RFQ, RFI, etc.) in conjunction with other customer requirements and communications, and determine final document structure.

　　Develop success factors, solution plans, and win strategy.

　　Plan, manage, coordinate, prepare and submit corporate proposals for major or multiple business opportunities in response to customer solicitations, per established deadlines, guidelines, standards, and client policies

　　Analyze customer solicitations and develop internal response plans and schedules for meeting customer proposal/quotation requirements

　　Guide and implement proposal development strategy

　　Collaborate with proposal team to include coaching new members, establishing a schedule, facilitating solution strategy and theme sessions, conducting daily status reviews, and managing volume leads and authors throughout the proposal preparation process

　　Qualifications

　　Bachelor’s degree and 3 - 5 years of proposal writing and proposal development.

　　Knowledge of CONUS/OCONUS markets, Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Federal Civilian Government structures, agency acquisition procedures and policies for identifying and developing potential business opportunities.

　　5 years of experience with MS Office business applications.

　　Demonstrate a high degree of productivity while handling multiple tasks simultaneously

　　Demonstrate innovation in approaching difficult problems

　　Collaborate and work as a team leader with dynamic interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of management

　　Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills

　　Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment

　　Must be knowledgeable of the Federal Procurement Process

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Solid track-record of creating 100% compliant, winning proposals for the US Government.

　　Willing to train the right individual who meets some of the above mentioned skills and experience.

　　Working Conditions

　　The work environment for the Proposal Manager involves overlapping projects, tight deadlines and changing priorities. May periodically work extended evening and weekend hours, sometimes on short notice. Leads inter-office collaboration on multiple proposal efforts in a fast-paced environment with short deadlines.

　　General Information:

　　The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. This does not prohibit management’s right to add or delete responsibilities as required or deemed necessary. The incumbent must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands and to seek supervisory assistance as appropriate.

　　Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.