Full-Time Temporary Bid Proposals Specialist, KMGH

About the role

Join Scripps as a Bid Proposal Specialist and play a pivotal role in driving business growth through strategic bid and proposal management. This full-time temporary position offers the opportunity to lead high-impact projects, build meaningful relationships with government clients, and shape the future of our proposal process through innovation and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the project lead and main point of contact for all bid and RFP related submissions, helping to manage the overall process
• Stay current on client needs and business evolution to maximize client satisfaction
• Understand and adopt the Scripps Sales Process and prospective client needs to develop proposed solutions that meet government bid requirements
• Ensure bid responses address all business requirements, challenges, and requested formatting
• Establish an efficient cross-functional process for bid responses, including routing approvals and responses across teams
• Identify and develop relationships with various government groups to build rapport before and after awarded bids
• Aid in evolving the tech stack to drive scalability and capability to respond to more bids, and collaborate closely with technical teams to provide requirements and solution feedback
• Maintain current knowledge of products and services across all platforms
• Proactively engage Sales Managers in RFP submissions with a goal to maximize all RFP opportunities strategic partnerships
• Track and measure progress on all bid submissions and addendums, keeping the sales staff informed of status
• Collaborate with Sales staff and management on a pre-sales basis to determine the optimal product mix to meet client KPIs and goals

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience preferred
• Generally, 3+ years of experience in related field preferred
• Proven history of successfully securing government contracts or bids preferred
• Experience in government procurement software preferred

Qualifications

• Knowledge of AI and data analysis techniques to drive efficiencies, scalability and identify high-value opportunities
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Strong proposal writing and stakeholder management skills to develop, review, and approve compliant bids
• Ability to streamline the proposal process and automate workflows to enhance efficiency and support business growth
• Excellent customer service skills
• "Consultative" client management approach
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Excellent time management, prioritizing, and multitasking skills
• High attention to detail
• Calm under pressure
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Understanding of web technologies strongly preferred

Compensation

Annual Salary: $70,000.00 - $78,000.00 Pursuant to state and local salary transparency laws, the salary range posted is specific to candidates who will perform this work in Colorado.

Benefits

• A career path to grow your professional experiences
• Full medical, dental and vision benefits, as well as certain other health and wellness benefits
• Retail savings plan with company match
• Other key company benefits include disability accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, life insurance, AD&D, ID protection, pet discount program, and employee assistance program.