Strategic Bid & Proposal Manager

BDO USA; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking a Sales Enablement & Bid Management professional to lead proposal processes and develop pursuit materials for national opportunities.

You will design templates, manage the proposal lifecycle, and collaborate with service professionals to tailor messages to client needs. This role requires exceptional writing, editing, and project management skills with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. This position also involves supporting international proposals as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, English, Communications, Journalism, Technical Writing or other related field and 4 or more years of proposal related, writing, marketing and communications, project management or sales experience OR 5 or more years of proposal related, writing, marketing and communications, project management or sales experience with a high school diploma or equivalent required
• Progress towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, English, Communications, Journalism, Technical Writing or other relevant field preferred

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages an effective proposal process for high-value, complex and strategic pursuits based on best practices to ensure BDO is producing quality proposals nationally
• Develops and deploys appropriate tools and templates to support the proposal process
• Develops and maintains pitch tools including best practices and guidelines, templates for presentations, credentials and pitch books, tools and templates for proposal development, frequently asked questions, etc.
• Maintains approved client lists by service and industry
• Provides PPT design and formatting support for proposals and presentations
• Develops and maintains database of formatted partner biographies and bio templates
• Reviews proposals to ensure compliance with Firm guidelines
• Creates and maintains archive of proposals
• Supports the development of international proposals, as needed
• Develops and implements training on proposal/presentation and credentials development
• Partners closely with pursuit team and other professionals to determine and manage strategy, messaging, win themes, points of distinction and key success factors that are tailored to the needs of the client and differentiate BDO to produce a compelling, focused proposal document
• Other duties as required

Skills

Proposal management

PPT design

Project management

Communication

Content development

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Degree progress preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

BDO USA is seeking a Sales Enablement & Bid Management professional to lead proposal processes and develop pursuit materials for national opportunities.

You will design templates, manage the proposal lifecycle, and collaborate with service professionals to tailor messages to client needs. This role requires exceptional writing, editing, and project management skills with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. This position also involves supporting international proposals as needed.