Maritz provide incredible value to our clients, and you could be the one helping our prospects understand and get excited about that! Being at the center of our business development efforts means being a connector across our organization.

The Senior Proposal Development Manager leads the creation and delivery of pitches and proposals for our new business opportunities, building and maintaining both resources and relationships with subject matter experts to ensure the selling stories we tell are compelling, meaningful and tailored to each opportunity.

What You'll Be Doing

70% Coordinate Efforts of a Cross Functional Team: Meet the demand of presentation, pitch and proposal requests. Efficiently respond to business opportunities (new business proposals, formal RFP/RFIs and renewals/add-on services for existing clients). Work with SMEs and other internal team members for research and expertise in developing persuasive responses and gathering cost information. Develop selling documents, including sales decks, pitch presentations, proposals and responses to RFP questions, utilizing response library tools, archived documentation, enablement materials, collaboration with cross-functional teammates and research. Take all projects to final form and manage delivery timeline or submission process, including proofreading and advanced formatting. Consult on proposal strategies based on client/prospect needs. Identify and communicate best proposal practices to Sales. Manage to assigned deadlines.

20% Keep Our Resources Current: Manage response library and SharePoint resources so when the deadlines are tight, we can work efficiently. Maintain and upgrade product and service language in the library tool. Utilize SharePoint to index and share key proposals, graphics, templates, checklist, section samples and selling documents. Provide “best practices” guidance for proposals/references. All other duties as required.

10% Stay Connected & Up-to-Date: Develop and maintain a working understanding of the knowledge necessary to develop winning pitches, presentations and proposals, including our business, market-facing value prop, client/prospect needs and capabilities. Build and maintain relationships across our organization and the entire Enterprise to enable information gathering and collaboration when business opportunities demand it.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in English, communications or Marketing or equivalent education or experience required.

• Five years’ experience writing, creating and strategizing persuasive written and verbal sales presentations required.

• Proficiency in a wide range of computer software including advanced level Microsoft Office Suites (Word and Excel), Adobe Acrobat, and other relevant software.

• Knowledge of loyalty and incentives preferred.

• Experience with technology tools – Loopio (or other proposal building software), Hubspot and SharePoint.

• Professional oral and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Ability to function as a project manager on multiple simultaneous proposal projects.

Things You Should Know

• This is a hybrid role based in Fenton, MO (Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday).

DISCLAIMER: This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this classification. It is not designed to confirm or be interpreted as a comprehensive summary of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job.

Maritz offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, paid parental leave, 401k, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, year end holiday closure, and more!

View all details at:www.MaritzBenefits.com