Proposal Management Specialist

Accenture in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,200,000 - 3,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in India is seeking a Proposal Management Specialist to transform sales content into compelling client responses. You will organize and publish information using specialized tools, coordinating across research and content teams to inform RFx submissions.

The role requires 7–11 years of experience, any graduation, strong MS Office and Adobe Acrobat skills, and a strategic, detail-oriented mindset to ensure timely, compliant proposals across global accounts.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating responses to RFxs, RFPs, and RFQs.
• Ability to manage multiple submissions with high quality and on time.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Understanding of proposal governance and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of client responses, including RFxs and sales presentations.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs to ensure timely, high-quality submissions.
• Develop bid strategy and win themes aligned with client requirements.
• Review content for accuracy, consistency, and compliance before submission.
• Collaborate with sales, legal, finance, and delivery teams to finalize responses.

Skills

Content management

Proposal coordination

Stakeholder collaboration

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