Proposal Management Specialist

8103 Acc Sol Pvt Ltd Company; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Proposal Management Specialist to transform sales through RFx responses, coordinating cross-functional inputs and ensuring timely, compliant submissions. You will organize content, manage timelines and collaborate with research and content teams to source high-quality material.

Education requires any graduation; 7–11 years of experience; proficiency in MS Office and Adobe Acrobat; you will partner with graphic designers to format proposals and maintain governance standards.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinker with ability to source and organize content.
• Experience coordinating with Research and Content Management teams.
• Knowledge of RFx responses and proposal governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end development of client responses including RFx and presentations.
• Develop bid strategy, win themes and competitive positioning.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs to ensure timely, compliant submissions.
• Work with Sales, Solutions, Delivery, Legal, Finance and others as needed.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Timeline management

Attention to detail

Education

Any Graduation

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Skill required: Pursuit Services - Content management Designation: Proposal Management Specialist Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 7 to 11 years

About Accenture Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song - all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

What would you do?

Transforming sales to become a future-ready and digital B2B revenue engine. Managing inventory issues, schedule changes, and cancellations. Organize, categorize and publish content and information using specific tools and channels, for use by different groups and individuals within the organization.

What are we looking for?

- Strategic mindset - Experience collaborating with Research and Content Management teams to source content - Ability to develope understanding of company’s business structure, practices and offerings to inform RFx responses - Response management and pursuit coordination expertise - Communicates well with cross-functional stakeholder leadership and influence - Timeline, priority, and workload management - Governance, compliance, and risk awareness - Understanding of sales processes and buying cycles - Attention to detail with a quality-first mindset (Work closely with Graphic Designers to develop proposal template and ensure final response is formatted) - Proficient with MS Office (Word & PowerPoint) and Adobe acrobat

"- Understanding of competitive positioning and market intelligence integration - Ability to work flexible hours according to business needs"

Education qualification: Any Graduation ERP/ any certification required/preferred: MS Office expertise

Roles and Responsibilities

• Role Summary: The Response Manager is responsible for managing the end-to-end development of client responses, including RFPs, and RFQs, and RFIs (RFxs) and sales presentations, including larger, more complex deals and renewals across all global xxx brands. The role develops and drives proposal strategy, coordinates cross-functional inputs, ensures response quality and compliance. This role drives disciplined execution to deliver timely and compelling submissions that support sales teams and improve win rates.

Key Accountabilities

• Bid/No-Bid Decision: Reviews win probability and deal health score to assess bid viability and determine whether the Response Management team will engage
• RFP/RFQ Response Strategy: Leads development of the optimal bid strategy, win themes, differentiators, competitive positioning, and past performance mapping to ensure the proposal writer is fully equipped to develop high-quality, compelling content.
• Response Orchestration & Reviews: Owns end-to-end management of RFx’s and complex sales responses, project plans, kick-offs, formal reviews and feedback, and accountability without serving as the primary content author.
• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Coordination: Input from sales, solutions, delivery, legal, finance, and other required teams depending on the client (gov t, compliance, competitive intelligence etc.) to ensure complete, aligned, and on-time responses.
• Quality, Compliance & Governance: Ensures responses meet client requirements, compliance standards, and internal governance prior to final submission.
• Timeline, Capacity & Priority Management: Manages response schedules, workload, and competing priorities across multiple concurrent pursuits.
• Sales Readiness, Communication, & Handoff Support: Communicates with Sales when the proposal is ready to ensure a smooth post-submission handoff and supports coordination of next steps if the opportunity advances to the next stage.

Operational Outcome KPIs: Progression rate “next stage” Win rate on qualified managed pursuits Proposal quality rate (color review results) Compliance accuracy rate Sales satisfaction score (internal NPS)

Activity/Execution KPIs: On-time milestone completion rate (SLAs for reviews) Pursuits managed per period Average response cycle time Concurrent pursuit load Escalation rate

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