Operations Lead, Strategic Bid Team

Long View. A career that helps you get more out of life. A Long View career helps you get more out of life. We don’t just say it, we prove it. Every day. We’re proud of our reputation as one of North America’s most dynamic IT providers — and we’re even prouder of our culture that allows our people to live life to its fullest. At Long View, we create an environment of collaboration and support, of innovation and enthusiasm, of inclusion and belonging. As a member of the Long View team, you’ll see how our company’s core pillars — Integrity, Competence, Value, and Fun — resonate through the workplace. And in a recent survey, 89% of Long View team members rated Long View as a good or great place to work!
Are you passionate about leadership and achieving results?
We are looking for a creative and analytical Operations Lead, Strategic Bid Team, for our Head Office in Houston, Denver or Dallas. This individual is going to be a pivotal part of the team by overseeing the day to day operations of the Strategic Bid Team (SBT) while being a mentor. You will work closely with the SBT and technical experts to build proposals while providing strategic direction. 

A Day in the Life:

• Review/assign RFPs and bid managing large strategic deals
• Working closely with each team member on all responses and being a single point of contact for clients
• Providing day to day guidance for answering specific RFP questions
• Point of escalation and coaching for team regarding resources, actual responses, go/no-go guidance
• Providing guidance to sales directors and SMEs on opportunities
• Leading big rock projects with team members (i.e., content revamp, go/no-go process, best practice and template development for all sorts of responses)
• Prioritizing, managing and overseeing operational deliverables of SBT team
• Supporting creation of and adherence to SBT team strategic direction in conjunction with Manager, Sales Operations
• Provide coaching and mentorship to Proposal Specialists
• Full proposal management including, but not limited, proposal document creation, solution facilitation, storyboarding, content development, coordinating and managing team responsibilities, gap analysis and win/loss tracking
• Proofing, editing, formatting, printing, and packaging proposals
• Assisting RMS and other practices with development, proofing, editing, and formatting of other response documents as required (general deliverables)
• Multi-service contract and statement of work template creation as required

What You Bring:

• 5+ years of proposal management experience
• 2+ years of business writing, proofing, and editing experience
• 2+ years’ experience leading a team either directly or indirectly
• Excellent verbal and written business communication skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and flexibility to change priorities
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Word
• Solid working knowledge in all other Microsoft Office products
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
• Solid attention to detail and business skills
• Working knowledge of proposal management software programs is an asset (Qorus)
• Ability and willingness to work overtime as required
• Excellent problem-solving and multitasking skills

What Makes You Extra Awesome:

• APMP Certification or active pursuit of (CF APMP, CP APMP or CPP APMP)
• Post-secondary education in Marketing, English or Communications would also be considered

Why Work at Long View?

• Great people and culture 
• RSP Plan
• Fun is one of our core values
• Interesting work – Be part of exciting projects while accessing all the latest technologies

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Long View’s mission of building the best and most sustainable team-driven organization requires dedicated and ambitious people. Through employee resource groups, impactful and effective conversations, townhalls and various company-wide training, including how to reduce unconscious bias, we are fostering an inclusive environment. We are committed to taking consistent, positive and lifelong action to be a diverse and equitable workplace because we know that the most effective companies are made up of people with varied identities, experiences and backgrounds.
Long View is an equal opportunity employer. If you have any accommodation requests for your interview or the role, please let your friendly Recruiter know