Lead Proposal Writer

EssilorLuxottica; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EyeMed, part of EssilorLuxottica, is seeking a lead writer and project manager to respond to the organization's largest and most complex RFPs. You will provide consultative marketing and sales operations support to EyeMed's Sales and Account Management teams, including proposal writing and finalist presentation development.

As a team leader, you will coach a subset of proposal writers, manage project deadlines, and drive process improvements while ensuring all responses adhere to brand voice and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of professional writing experience.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong persuasive writing and storytelling abilities.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration.
• Brand and voice consistency in corporate communications.

Responsibilities

• Owns large RFP responses with a primary focus on major clients.
• Leads proposal writing, project management, and final presentations.
• Coaches and develops a subset of proposal writers.
• Manages the RFP database and improves processes.
• Ensures responses meet legal and brand requirements.
• Coordinates cross-functional teams to align on strategy.

Skills

Persuasive writing

Project management

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Communication

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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At EyeMed, we have a unique perspective on vision benefits. By listening and staying curious, we create innovative vision benefits that are a joy to use.

Our mission is to help people see life to the fullest—and our commitment goes beyond vision benefits. Our passionate employees proudly support the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, a leading not-for-profit organization with a 100% focus on eradicating the world’s vision crisis.

EyeMed is part of EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of world-class vision care products, including iconic eyewear, advanced lens technology and cutting-edge digital solutions. Join our global community of over 200,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry. Discover more by following us on LinkedIn.

JOB DESCRIPTION

GENERAL FUNCTION

Lead writer and project manager in the response to EyeMed’s largest and most complex Requests for Proposals (RFPs). Provides consultative marketing and sales operations support to EyeMed’s Sales and Account Management teams, including proposal writing, project management, finalist presentation development and support of additional strategic marketing projects upon request. As a team leader, this position also provides peer coaching and development to a subset of proposal writers, performing ongoing peer reviews of their RFPs, assisting in troubleshooting RFP questions and issues and conducting ongoing developmental touch bases.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Owns large case RFP responses with a primary focus on large strategic groups and complex commercial and government RFPs. These proposals are 100% customized to the client and require executive review. The RFP process includes:
  • Works closely with EyeMed executive sales team to align on strategic positioning
  • Works across departments to strategize and gain alignment on unique client requests beyond our standards and develops strategic responses
  • Ensures all responses meet legal requirements, are consistent with our brand positioning and tell a compelling story about EyeMed
  • Leads the organization in all project deadlines, including internal review, RFP deadlines and timely detailed production
  • Provides recommendations for network analyses and competitive positioning
  • Conducts post-project reviews of major RFP opportunities to identify best practices and issues to address for future opportunities
• Provides Team Leadership support through the following:
  • Provides coaching and development for a subset of proposal writers
  • Assists in delegation of workload among the team according to capacity and skill set
  • Responsible for the training and onboarding of new specialists
  • Conducts periodic touch base meetings
  • Conducts peer reviews of RFPs to ensure competitive positioning matches strategy, accuracy in responses and editing for brand voice
  • Owns key process improvement projects
• Owns overall management of RFP database - including:
  • Developing best-in-class process for training, updating and quality assurance
  • Pursues continuous improvement of information – ensuring all answers are positioned competitively and support EyeMed’s brand position
• Periodically assesses applicable sections to ensure data is up-to-date, and if not, proactively researches the information

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years writing experience including strong persuasive writing skills
• Strong project management and organizational skills to manage schedules and deadlines
• Demonstrated success in problem solving, collaboration and communication
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, identify/address problems, and meet deadlines (highly organized)
• Technical writing capabilities - strong writing skills including clear organization of thought and ability to verbalize detailed processes while adding creative marketing language
• Computer and Word Processing Skills (Microsoft Office programs)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership experience
• Peer coaching and/or management experience

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our business. Employee pay is determined by multiple factors, including geography, experience, qualifications, skills and local minimum wage requirements. In addition, you may also be offered a competitive bonus and/or commission plan, which complements a first-class total rewards package. Benefits may include health care, retirement savings, paid time off/vacation, and various employee discounts.

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