Proposal Mgr
We are seeking an experienced Proposal Manager to join our growing Contract Operations team at GHX. The Contract Operations team sits at the nexus of multiple functions including sales, finance, product management, operations and legal to efficiently manage the quoting and contracting process. We are a fast-paced, high-volume team that supports revenue growth while ensuring adherence to organizational risk tolerances.The Proposal Manager is responsible for managing request for proposals across all GHX's business units to producing accurate, informative, and effective proposal documents. The primary goal is to ensure all proposals contain the right level of product and service detail and accurately reflect the scope of the deal to inform and engage the customer along their buying journey. This individual will have a primary role of working all RFP/RFI/RFQ requests, assisting in the creation and maintenance of proposal templates, creating, and maintaining a content library, as well as partnering with GHX Sales leaders to find open RFP opportunities. Additional responsibilities include process improvement, process documentation and project work. Key Responsibilities
- Manage Request for Proposals (RFPs) across all GHX's business units for commercial and government sectors.
- Manage projects with cross-functional teams (legal, product, sales, operations, finance, etc.).
- Perform initial RFP Analysis, recommend bid/no-bid decision, and coordinate leadership approval where applicable.
- Respond to RFPs within self-imposed deadlines through the assessment of requirements, utilization and coordination of resources, and task prioritization.
- Ability to complete RFPs with minimal supervision.
- Maintain and update response content library.
- In charge of establishing KPIs for the proposal process and reporting outputs on a recurring basis.
- Contribute to the maintenance, documentation, and improvements to current processes.
- Create and leverage proposal and other content templates to support commercial team requests and move deals forward.
- Interview subject matter experts, research and write new content for sales proposals.
- Assist with the development, implementation, and maintenance of proposal templates.
- Assist with the potential implementation of proposal management software.
- Assist in training internal business teams on the RFI, RFQ and RFP process.
- Work collaboratively to prepare proposal templates for new services in advance of contract and SKU release.
- Other duties as specified.
KEY Skills/Competencies
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Detail oriented
- Customer service orientation
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Strong research and organization skills
- Autonomous
- Collaborative
- Results driven
- Active learner, constantly looking to improve and grow
Required Education, Certifications, and Experience
- Bachelor's degree journalism/communications, English, business marketing, or a combination of education and related experience.
- 3 plus years of experience in managing, developing, and executing proposal and RFP projects in support of a sales organization.
- 5 plus years of experience developing, writing and editing sales and marketing content for technical products and services.
- Demonstrated expertise in all facets of proposal development lifecycle.
- Strong writing and editing skills with an attention to detail.
- Proven track record of managing and winning RFx activities.
- Knowledge of Word including the use of styles and formatting tools.
- Knowledge of Acrobat including editing and completing forms.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines, deliverables and changing priorities; ability to multi-task and work under tight schedules.
- Experience using Client Relationship Management (CRM), preferably Salesforce.com or similar.
Preferred Qualifications
- Graphic design, visual communications, or related field experience
- Software or health care industry experience preferred
- Experience using RFP software solution (such as Loopio, Ombud or similar)
Key Differentiators
- APMP Certification, or similar
- Managing projects through to completion and successful outcomes
- CPQ experience, preferably Apttus CPQ
- Experience working with standard contract and legal documents
Estimated Salary Range for this position: $84,000 - $112,000GHX is a healthcare business and data automation company, empowering healthcare organizations to enable better patient care and maximize industry savings using our world class cloud-based supply chain technology exchange platform, solutions, analytics and services. We bring together healthcare providers and manufacturers and distributors in North America and Europe - who rely on smart, secure healthcare-focused technology and comprehensive data to automate their business processes and make more informed decisions.It is our passion and vision for a more operationally efficient healthcare supply chain, helping organizations reduce – not shift – the cost of doing business, paving the way to delivering patient care more effectively. Together we take more than a billion dollars out of the cost of delivering healthcare every year. GHX is privately owned, operates in the United States, Canada and Europe, and employs more than 600 people worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is in Europe, Louisville, Colorado, just outside of Denver, with additional offices in Europe, Atlanta, Georgia and Omaha, Nebraska.GHX provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. GHX complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.GHX expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of GHX's employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.#LI-REMOTE#LI-MK