Proposal & Commercial Operations Lead

Metro Supply Chain

$80K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in Sales Enablement, Revenue Operations, or Growth Strategy.
  • Proficient in CRMs, particularly HubSpot and Salesforce.
  • Strong analytical skills with a focus on B2B sales cycles.
  • Experience using AI or automation to enhance sales processes.
  • Excellent communication and active listening skills.
  • Prior involvement in mid-market or enterprise sales environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate customer proposals and RFI/RFP submissions.
  • Craft client-focused written responses highlighting company differentiators.
  • Maintain and update content libraries and proposal templates.
  • Support opportunity qualification and bid/no-bid discussions with preparation documentation.
  • Organize customer presentations and sales collateral for site visits.
  • Drive improvements in proposal processes and response efficiency.
  • Manage CRM administration and improve sales productivity through dashboards.

Benefits

  • Prioritize safety in the workplace.
  • Career growth opportunities with a dynamic company.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance provided.
  • Wellness programs for family support.
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching.
  • Allowance for company team apparel.
  • Recognition events for employee appreciation.
  • Opportunities for community volunteering.
Full Job Description
The Proposal & Commercial Operations Lead plays a critical role in supporting Metro Supply Chain's revenue growth objectives by leading the preparation and management of customer-facing proposals, RFI/RFPs, presentations, and pursuit deliverables. Acting as the central coordinator for complex sales opportunities, this role ensures the timely delivery of compelling, accurate, and compliant submissions, ensuring consistency across sales processes and content, and driving innovation and adoption of Business Development enabling technology. The position also supports HubSpot CRM administration, pipeline reporting, and data quality initiatives, while providing research and commercial insights that help the Business Development team identify opportunities and execute winning growth strategies. This role operates in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment, and requires occasional travel.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Proposal & Pursuit Management
  • Lead the development, coordination, and submission of customer proposals, RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, presentations, and other pursuit-related deliverables.
  • Develop compelling, accurate, and client-focused written responses that clearly articulate Metro's value proposition, capabilities, and differentiators.
  • Maintain proposal content libraries, knowledge repositories, templates, case studies, reference materials, and standardized response documents.
  • Support opportunity qualification, pursuit planning, and bid/no-bid discussions through the preparation of pursuit documentation and customer intelligence.
  • Coordinate customer presentations, site visit materials, executive briefings, and supporting sales collateral.
  • Drive continuous improvement of proposal processes, content quality, response efficiency, and win-supporting best practices.
  • CRM Administration & Sales Operations.
  • Serve as a HubSpot subject matter expert and primary business administrator for the Commercial team.
  • Coordinates with external vendors, data providers, software partners, and industry resources to support proposal development and CRM effectiveness.
  • Support pipeline management, opportunity tracking, sales stage compliance, and forecasting processes.
  • Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, workflows, and automation tools to improve sales productivity and visibility. Recommend and implement CRM process improvements that enhance reporting accuracy, adoption, and commercial effectiveness.

EXPERIENCE:
  • 4+ years of progressive experience in Sales Enablement, Revenue Operations, or Growth Strategy.
  • Admin-level mastery of CRMs (HubSpot, Salesforce) with a track record of building and launching tools that teams love using.
  • Strong analytical skills with an intuitive understanding of B2B sales cycles, funnel conversions, and revenue metrics.
  • Proven experience applying AI or advanced workflows/automation to streamline and optimize sales operations.
  • Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication and active listening skills.
  • Prior experience supporting mid-market or enterprise sales environments.


EDUCATION:

  • Post Secondary education in Business, Marketing, Communications, Supply Chain, or related discipline. Certifications in Sales Operations, Proposal Management (APMP), Project Management (PMP), or CRM systems are considered an asset.


Why Join Us

  • Work in an environment where safety is our first priority
  • The opportunity to build a career with a growing company
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Wellness programs to support your family's well-being
  • A Retirement Savings Program with a company match
  • Company team wear allowance
  • Employee Appreciation Day
  • Company sponsored social events
  • Community volunteering


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