Commercial Proposal Manager

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🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

📄 Proposal Manager

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Cielo Talent

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

👥 HR Tech

Healthcare • Logistics • HR Tech

Cielo Talent is a global talent acquisition partner that offers a range of solutions in recruitment process outsourcing, contingent workforce management, and talent acquisition consulting. They leverage advanced technology, including AI, to provide tailored solutions for businesses seeking to fill specific talent needs. With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, Cielo aims to partner with organizations worldwide to improve their talent acquisition strategies. They work across various industries, such as healthcare, life sciences, and technology, to deliver effective and efficient hiring solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead strategic end-to-end proposal development and commercial deal execution for high value and complex opportunities • Partner with sales and cross-functional stakeholders to define win themes, shape customer requirements, and develop differentiated, high margin offerings • Facilitate leadership bid/no-bid meetings to validate solution fit, assess enterprise risk, and confirm alignment with long term business priorities • Develop proposal bid plans that integrate cross-functional resource allocation and drive execution • Coordinate technical, commercial, and services contributions to ensure responses are technically sound, accurate, consistent, complete, and aligned with the proposed solution • Advise on customer-facing proposal documents covering capabilities, value proposition, scope, pricing, assumptions, and terms • Assess commercial and contractual risks with Legal, Finance, and leadership; develop mitigation strategies and champion exception approvals • Provide expert guidance during pricing reviews and secure required business approvals in accordance with DOA and internal policies • Manage complex proposal-related contract activities, lead negotiations, and document agreed terms • Define standards for proposal records to support traceability, compliance, and audit readiness • Ensure seamless, high-quality handover of awarded opportunities • Drive the evolution of proposal processes, templates, and reusable content to scale team efficiency and quality

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in proposal management, commercial operations, sales operations, bid management, or a related role • Experience supporting manufacturing customers or software and services solutions would be an asset • Demonstrated ability to manage high visibility complex proposals and multiple concurrent opportunities with competing deadlines • Experience influencing at an executive level and managing stakeholders without direct reporting authority • Expert commercial judgment, with the ability to identify risks, evaluate options, and coordinate practical solutions • Deep working knowledge of pricing, commercial terms, contract review, and internal approval processes • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical and commercial information into clear customer-facing content • Advanced project management, organizational, and analytical skills, with close attention to detail • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with CRM, quoting, or proposal management systems • Experience with industrial software, IIoT, MES/MOM, enterprise SaaS, or hybrid software licensing models is an asset • Experience with Salesforce, CPQ, or Qvidian is an asset • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline • Professional certification in proposal management, such as APMP is an asset • Fluency in English • French and Spanish language skills are assets

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits and compensation • Flexible work arrangements • Discretionary Time Off (DTO) • Global paid parental leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)