Proposal Management Sr - E3

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Stratford (CT); On-site; USD 73,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

4x10 work schedule

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental Leave

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Derco, A Lockheed Martin Company, seeks a seasoned Capture Proposals professional to lead US Government and related contracts, ensuring compliant, compelling proposals and winning win themes across technical, management, and past performance volumes.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage schedules and artifacts, and drive the proposal lifecycle toward a successful award while maintaining close collaboration with the Capture Manager and Program Manager.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of FAR and government acquisition regulations.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams toward goals.
• Experience with US Government, Foreign Military Sales, and Direct Commercial Sale contracts.
• Strong leadership, communication, and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the proposal process from planning through submission.
• Lead proposal volume development across Technical, Management, Past Performance, and other sections.
• Provide guidance to cross-functional proposal personnel.
• Develop artifacts such as compliance matrix, storyboard plan, and delivery plan.
• Shape win themes and discriminators into deliverables for the customer.
• Support color team reviews and disposition of comments.
• Coordinate proposal status meetings and actions to closure.
• Collaborate with publications on production cycles.

Skills

Capture opportunities

FAR regulations

Stakeholder relationships

Leadership abilities

Communication skills

Microsoft Suite

Adobe Applications

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Adobe Applications

Job description

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WHAT WE’RE DOING

Dedicated. Committed. State of the Art.

For more than 40 years, Derco, A Lockheed Martin Company, has provided logistics and technical support for fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. We are an industry leader, offering a suite of fleet management solutions, including spares distribution, logistics solutions, repair and overhaul services and technical solutions.

THE WORK

You possess a deep understanding of FAR and government acquisition regulations, with a proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional teams toward a common goal. You bring the business acumen and communication skills necessary to cultivate stakeholder relationships and drive winning proposal strategies. A level 3 employee is mid-career and typically has 3+ years of professional experience.

• This role manages the proposal process, developing, planning and scheduling compliant and compelling proposals in response to solicitation (i.e., RFP) specifications.
• Leads all aspects of proposal volume development, including Technical, Management, Past Performance, Security, Basis of Estimate, Contracts, Executive Summary, Integrated Master Schedule and Plans, etc.
• Provides guidance to a diverse team of cross-functional proposal personnel.
• Manages proposal schedules and deadlines, develops proposal artifacts and supporting artifacts such as proposal outline, compliance matrix, storyboard plan, and delivery plan.
• Shapes and drives integration of win themes and discriminators into proposal deliverables, ensuring capture artifacts and customer values are incorporated for a winning proposal.
• Supports color team reviews and manages the disposition of review comments.
• Conducts regular proposal status meetings and is responsible for managing actions to closure.
• Coaches volume leads to ensure messages are consistently integrated across all volumes.
• Collaborates with publications personnel to manage the production cycle, including printing, book check, packing and delivery.
• Works collaboratively with the Capture Manager and Program Manager throughout the proposal phase to develop, refine and execute the win strategy.
• Supports business gate reviews as needed.

Who We Are

Founded in 1979, Derco is a world leader in providing aircraft spares, services, and solutions to customers around the globe. Through solid relationships with premier original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Derco maintains one of the largest and most diversified aircraft spares inventories in the world.

Learn More About Derco Here

WHY JOIN US

Derco is a forward-thinking, employee-oriented company that promotes personal development and a work life balance. Derco offers a generous compensation package including competitive pay, health, dental, 401K with company match, 4x10 work week and continuing education incentives.Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package.

Basic Qualifications

• Proven experience in competitive capture opportunities for US Government, Foreign Military Sales, and Direct Commercial Sale contracts.
• Mature understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and/or agency-specific regulations.
• Experience developing, fostering, and maturing internal/external customer, stakeholder, and partner relationships.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, effective communication, planning, and implementation.
• Experience leveraging flexible, adaptable and versatile principles to navigate competing priorities and assignments to meet commitments.
• Experienced Microsoft Suite & Adobe applications user.

Desired Skills

• Strong foundation in business acumen
• Lockheed Capture Process Experience

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $72500.00 - $134600.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.