Proposal Analyst

At SCI Technology, a Sanmina Company, we serve those who serve by delivering innovative, trusted, and comprehensive products and services for the Defense and Aerospace sector. From avionics to tactical and airborne communications, counter-UAS, integrated manufacturing, and cradle-to-grave product life cycle support, we deliver high-reliability solutions that keep service members connected and protected in the field. U.S. citizenship is required due to Department of Defense contract requirements.

About the role

The Proposal Analyst will coordinate and produce proposal responses (RFI, EN’s, RFP, etc.) while working with the proposal team to secure wins. This role involves managing and improving the proposal process, establishing bid strategy, developing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), maintaining proposal templates, logging and archiving proposals, and determining proposal and project schedules.

Responsibilities

• Able to read and interpret requests for proposals (RFP) from diverse sources
• Coordinate and review/edit proposal input from a variety of stakeholders
• Maintain audit logs and detailed organized files
• Coordinate extraction and interpretation of data
• Develop and share compliance matrices, writing templates, and outlines
• Monitor, review, and direct weekly proposal progress
• Coordinate technical and management approaches, development of the cost volume
• Strong oral and writing skills, including the ability to orally communicate technical and financial requirements, and compose documents involving complex or technical information
• Perform and present comprehensive cost analysis using a strong financial analytical background
• Schedule and run proposal kick-off meetings, facilitate key review meetings, and final document review
• Lead efforts to improve business processes by removing waste and enhancing output quality
• Coordinate proposal governance, sign-off, production, and delivery of a completed and compliant proposal

Requirements

• 0-2 years experience in Federal Government pricing (notably DoD requirements)
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Expert with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of financial and costing of bids and proposals
• Familiarity with FAR Part 15 Cost Reporting requirements
• Experience with Pro-Pricer and Work Breakdown Structures
• Knowledge of electronics development, manufacturing, and/or sustainment is a plus

Skills

• Strong written English language skills
• Able to make persuasive oral and visual communications to potentially adversarial audiences
• Customer focus: collect and incorporate key contributors' input into proposals and tailor to meet solicitation requirements
• Able to communicate and manage cross-functional teams
• Problem-solving: analyze situations and requirements without previous similar experience and plan a successful way forward
• Attention to detail and strong time management/prioritization skills