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Proposal Manager
Location
United States
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
$14.6K - $116.8K / year
Seniority
Lead
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Proposal Manager
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Role Description As a Proposal Manager, you will manage Proposal development for complex opportunities (generally over $5M) with focus on the commercial elements of the Proposal and ownership of the Pricing file. You will ensure strict compliance with Westinghouse governance requirements, including coordination of required reviews and approvals. Additionally, you will maintain accountability for commercial strategy, pricing integrity, and alignment with internal stakeholders throughout the proposal lifecycle. You will report to the Proposal Management Director. This role is eligible for a remote working arrangement and can be performed from anywhere within the United States. Key Responsibilities: - Prepare the offer Division of Responsibility Matrix and communicate to the expected bid team members. - Manage the offer schedule ensuring all internal LOA process requirements and customer deliverables are met, including the scope schedule and cost elements of the offer. - Identify individual RFQ requirements, including all attachments, and coordinate inputs for completion. - Organize bid/no bid, kick-off, and offer status review meetings. - Collaborate with Customer Solution Manager, Account Team, Contracts/Legal, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Tax, Quality Assurance, Treasury, and EH&S. - Support the Offer Capture Team to develop mitigation plans on all identified risks. - Prepare the full DRAFT commercial bid description, price, Terms of Payment (TOP), T&C’s, validity of the offer. - Integrate all relevant inputs into the customer-specific offer templates; review, compile, and customize the required information into a complete submission package. - Verify that all elements of the customer Request for Quotation are addressed and incorporated into the offer package. - Distribute the draft offer package to the offer team and consolidate comments into the final offer package. - Ensure complete submittal of the proposal to customer through appropriate path (paper, email, or sourcing portal). - Maintain up-to-date parameters in the Company CRM system (MS Dynamics) during the Offer Phase. - Support negotiations with the client until final contract signature, ensuring proper teamwork and agreement with all relevant WEC partners. - Oversee the Entry of orders in SAP and the issue of order acknowledgement letters to the customer. - Collaborate with Customer Solutions Manager to develop cost models that support the financial aspect of the submission and LOA governance process. - Integrate all costs elements and margin factors into a pricing model that is compatible with all elements of the customer requested template and the Westinghouse governance process. - Ensure that cost rates, overhead markups, escalation, management reserve, and margin/EBITDA levels are accurate in the estimates. - Propose payment terms as input to the project cash flow curve. - Prepare the Pricing section of the Proposal in the customer requested format while securing robustness of the Pricing model & consistency with Westinghouse costs input & approved parameters from LOA/governance process. - Provide general oversight to ensure adherence to applicable procedures. - Determine appropriate LOA level and required approvers. - Confirm LOA requirements, schedule the meetings, and develop the LOA document, following the Westinghouse LOA Policy. - Coordinate inputs for DRAFT LOA document and presentation materials, distribute for reviews by offer team, finalize and issue to LOA approvers and participants. - Co-ordinate the LOA meetings attended by the appropriate Senior Westinghouse leadership. - Secure LOA approvals and archive the final approved document. - Capture LOA meeting notes and actions and incorporate post-meeting changes in LOA documentation. - Support financial goals established for the Business Segment product portfolio including Margin As-Sold, Order Entry, and opportunity pipeline growth. - Maintain technical and sales related knowledge to support responsible product portfolio needs within assigned business segment. - Develop critical working relationships with internal and external customer personnel. - Participate in implementation of sales strategies. - Contribute to identification of risk and risk mitigation measures. - Support risk reviews and development of pricing strategies. - Support alignment and productivity of account teams, marketing, and product line employees to improve organization's market share. - Problems faced are often complex and require investigation and analysis. Qualifications - 7+ years of experience. - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management, or equivalent experience required. - Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. - Refined commercial skills and project management capabilities. - Knowledge of nuclear utility buying practices. - Broad technical knowledge of nuclear power plants. Requirements - We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. - The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications, and skills, is estimated to be $116,800.00 to $146,000.00 per year. Benefits - Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options. - Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members. - 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement. - Paid Vacations and Company Holidays. - Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance. - Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers. - Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service. - Employee Referral Program.
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