SR MANAGER, PROPOSALS - CAPTURE CENTER (BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MARKET ANALYSIS) - Collins Aerospace - Cedar Rapids, IA

Date Posted:
2019-10-29-07:00

Country:
United States of America

Location:
HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

At Collins Aerospace, we’re dedicated to relentlessly tackle the toughest challenges in our industry – all to redefine aerospace.

Created in 2018 through the combination of two leading companies– Rockwell Collins and United Technologies Aerospace Systems – we’re driving the industry forward through technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for global aerospace and defense. Every day we imagine ways to make the skies and the spaces we touch smarter, safer and more amazing than ever. Together we chart new journeys, reunite families, protect nations and save lives. And we do it all with some of the greatest talent this industry has to offer.

We are Collins Aerospace and we hope you join us as we REDEFINE AEROSPACE.

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Role Overview:
The Mission Systems Capture Center seeks a Proposal Manager to be a key member of our Pursuit and Order Capture (P/OC) efforts. The Proposal Manager will work closely with Capture Teams and facilitate the development and production of Collins Aerospace’s responses to customer’s request for information, request for proposals and other customer requested responses in support of our pursuit of new opportunities. This individual will also work closely with members of the Capture Center in addition to the Capture Team members. The Proposal Manager must have good team building skills, good communication skills, written and oral, as well as understanding of the proposal development process. Background in the Shipley proposal process is strongly desired. The Capture Center is composed of capture managers, proposal managers, and graphic designers; together this organization is responsible for flawlessly leading teams through the P/OC process to win more business.

Experience:
Thorough understanding of the business development lifecycle and hands-on experience working within the proposal planning, development, and post submission phases

Proven skills in technical and persuasive writing, editing, and publishing proposal content within a complex business environment

Results-driven leader with a record of motivating and energizing teams to successfully accomplish organizational goals

Thorough understanding of proposal development process

Position Responsibilities:
Facilitate team assignments to align with proposal schedule, including proposal development as well as reviews (White, Pink, Red and Gold Team reviews) ensuring requests are appropriately supported; job skills that exhibit an ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines

Lead the proposal process with tasks, but not limited to, efforts such as:

Creation and review of proposal outline to ensure compliance and responsiveness

Scheduling and running proposal kick-off meetings, leading story-boarding sessions, workshops and key review meetings

Coach content owners / subject matter experts in persuasive writing and proposal best practices focusing on compliance, responsiveness, flow and messaging

Final document review, document production, and delivery of completed proposal

Coordinate and update proposal content libraries

Ensure delivery of compliant, professionally produced proposals within customer defined time frames and serves as an escalation point for issues impacting success

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in appropriate discipline, preferably technical, or in the absence of a degree six years of related experience.

Minimal travel to support pursuit efforts in various locations is required

Ability to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) security clearance is required

U.S. citizenship is required

Knowledge of government proposals and contracting is desired

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other - propel us all higher, again and again.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• And more

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

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