Associate Manager - Proposal Management

Proposal Management Associate Manager

Skill required: Proposal Management - Developing Proposals
Designation: Proposal Management Associate Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com
What would you do? At Accenture, we believe your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It’s about bringing your skills, your curiosity, and your best true self to your work. Here, you’ll match your ingenuity with the latest technology to do incredible things. Together, we can create positive, long-lasting change. Sales Excellence at Accenture. We empower our people to compete, win and grow. We develop everything they need to build and mature their client portfolios, optimize their deals and enable their sales talent, all driven by sales intelligence. A true collaborator, you share your knowledge and ideas generously, and encourage others to do the same. You see how each puzzle piece fits into the bigger picture. This allows you to expertly coordinate people and processes to drive consistency.
What are we looking for? Here’s what you need: • Bachelors degree or 4 or more years of experience doing similar work. • English language fluency (oral and written) • Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment. • Excellent leadership and management skills • Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills Extra credit if you have: • MBA • Minimum 5 years of experience in pre-sales/sales support capability with basic understanding of the RFx lifecycle in the IT industry • Experience with complete sales cycle • Ability to collaborate with geographically dispersed teams. You May Also Need: • Travel up to 50%, Overtime anticipated during peak proposal times. • Ability to work flexible hours according to business needs. • Must have good internet connectivity and a distraction-free environment for working at home, in accordance with local guidelines.
Roles and Responsibilities: The Work: As a Proposal Manager, you are a crucial player on the Sales Opportunity team. You use our standard support framework, best practices, and tools to develop high-quality, compelling, and compliant RFx responses that resonate with Accenture’s clients, by: • Providing cross-tower opportunity support for medium to large deals • Developing storyboards and win themes • Providing coaching/support for orals • Supporting due diligence efforts and contract development You will: • Provide support to medium to large sales opportunities. • Oversee development of deliverables for pre RFx, orals, site visits, client sessions workshops, BAFO (Best and Final Offer), etc. • Participate in meetings with deal sales leadership team to discuss opportunity background, RFx response strategy, team assignments, support resources needed, reviews, schedule, and support logistics. • Create RFx response outline compliant with client requirements. • Create RFx response schedule including milestone reviews, production, and delivery. • Lead day to day proposal management activities including managing Graphic Designers, Technical Writers, deal team Authors, etc. • Plan, resource, and conduct RFx response reviews, and prepare review drafts.