Proposal Specialist

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $71k - $100k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

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CDW

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📚 Education

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2015-07

Consulting • Healthcare • Education

CDW is a leading provider of technology solutions, offering a comprehensive range of products and services to address the needs of enterprises, government, healthcare, and education sectors. They specialize in providing IT infrastructure services, managed services, and security solutions. CDW partners with top technology brands to deliver customized solutions that enhance business productivity and performance across various industries. With a strong focus on digital transformation, security, and cloud solutions, CDW supports businesses in navigating the complexities of modern IT environments. Their expertise spans several domains, including digital workspaces, cybersecurity, and enterprise solutions, making CDW a key partner in driving technological advancements.

📋 Description

• Lead the end-to-end proposal process for RFPs, RFIs, RFQs and similar solicitations • Run color team reviews from assignment through submission • Coordinate resources across sales, technical, pricing, contracts, legal, program management, partners and vendors • Analyze solicitations, evaluation criteria, instructions and risks • Build compliance matrices, outlines, schedules, roles and action tracking • Research customer priorities, constraints, incumbents and competitive landscapes • Support sales-led bid/no-bid decisions • Manage concurrent proposals and escalate issues • Plan, facilitate and adjudicate Kickoff, Pink, Red and Gold reviews; coordinate Green pricing reviews • Develop win strategies, themes, discriminators and value propositions • Write, edit and tailor persuasive, accurate and compliant content • Use approved generative AI tools to analyze solicitations, draft and refine content, summarize requirements and speed reviews • Verify AI output, protect confidential data and grow content libraries, templates and boilerplate • Ensure compliance with forms, certifications, formatting and page limits • Manage final assembly, quality control and on-time portal submission • Support clarifications, Q&A, orals, BAFOs and protests • Conduct debriefs, capture lessons learned, support award transition and close opportunities • Participate in training, process-improvement initiatives, industry days and pre-proposal conferences • Share best practices with peers

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience • Two or more years of proposal writing, proposal management, project management, technical/business writing or editorial experience • Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills • Ability to manage multiple deadline-driven projects simultaneously • Strong attention to detail and focus on compliance • Working proficiency with generative AI tools and willingness to adopt new technology • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint) and Adobe Acrobat • Sound judgment, composure under pressure and constructive communication with all levels of the organization, including executives • Public sector or government procurement knowledge, including contracts, T&Cs and purchasing requirements • General knowledge of IT products, services and solutions • Experience with proposal content/RFP response platforms and structured color team reviews (e.g., Shipley) • APMP certification (Foundation or Practitioner) or PMI certification (CAPM or PMP)

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus target of 5% subject to terms and conditions of plan • Benefits overview available at https://cdw.benefit-info.com/ • Collaborative environment • Supported professional growth • Equal opportunity employment