Description
ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM
The Proposal Specialist is responsible for the timely delivery of proposals and supporting collateral for all bids within a designated region. The role plays an active part within the Bid Team, managing the full proposal lifecycle, challenging solutions, and driving best practices for major and complex opportunities.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Timely delivery of multiple, concurrent proposal projects, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and customer-ready submissions.
- Support major and complex bids as a core member of the bid team.
- Develop and manage proposal project plans for assigned opportunities, including risk, dependencies, and contingency management.
- Facilitate proposal strategy and pre-proposal planning sessions with bid and account teams.
- Coordinate cross-functional proposal teams, ensuring engagement, accountability, and alignment across multiple active bids.
- Coordinate proposal center resources and contributors across assigned projects.
- Review, challenge, and refine proposal content to ensure a clear, consistent, and compelling storyline.
- Lead proposal reviews, including interim and final reviews, across assigned opportunities.
- Manage proposal-related costs, including vendors, subcontractors, and production activities.
- Collaborate with Regional Marketing and maintain proposal knowledge content within proposal and bid databases.
Qualifications
ABOUT YOUR SKILLS
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience within commercial industry ideally IT, Telecoms, Air Transport or managed services.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience within the field of bids & proposals - in purchasing and/or sales - including exposure to the vendor side.
- Bachelor's Degree in a numerate business or languages discipline or significant relevant experience
- Ideally holding at least Practitioner level APMP (Association of Proposal Management Professionals) accreditation and/or equivalent formal training in Proposal or Bid Management.
WHAT WE OFFER
We9re all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. We9re really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work, and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what it's like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever.
- 3E1 Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team9s needs)
- 3F0 Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans.
- 30E Flex Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.
- 33FEmployee Wellbeing: We9ve got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health 6 a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.
- 680Professional Development: At SITA, we believe growth fuels innovation. Our learning ecosystem offers access to world-class platforms and programs designed to help you thrive. From LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft's Enterprise Skills Initiative, and Airport Council International 6available to all employees 6to specialized solutions like Pluralsight for technology upskilling, Harvard Business Publishingfor people leadership, Stanford for strategic development and many others, we align learning opportunities with your Development Plan and our business priorities. Your development journey is supported every step of the way.
- 64C 3FD Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.
