Strategic Sales & Proposals Analyst

Marten Transport, Ltd.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Marten Transport seeks a highly analytical Marketing & Sales Operations professional to partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations and executives to craft customer-facing materials, manage RFIs/RFPs, onboarding, analytics, and system administration. You’ll own presentations, branding, and content across channels, while driving process improvements and training across teams.

Responsibilities include CRM and SlideHub administration, reporting, and supporting social media and campaign assets, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Analytics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, including professional presentation design.
• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, formulas, charts, and data analysis.
• Experience with Canva or similar design software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across departments.
• Professional presence with executives and customers.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and improve sales presentations, marketing materials, customer proposals, and executive presentations.
• Use PowerPoint, Canva, and other design tools to develop professional, visually compelling materials.
• Ensure customer-facing materials are accurate, brand compliant, and up to date.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Executive Leadership to communicate Marten's capabilities.
• Support social media initiatives, including development and coordination of content, graphics, and announcements.
• Assist with maintaining branding across presentations, marketing materials, social media, and other communications.
• Provide administrative support for Marten's CRM, including data quality, reporting, and basic system administration.
• Assist with CRM updates, user training, process documentation, and adoption of sales processes and tools.
• Serve as an administrator for SlideHub, including maintenance of presentation libraries and templates.
• Help ensure sales and marketing systems contain accurate, organized information.
• Support implementation and improvement of tools and technology used by Sales, Marketing, and Business Development.
• Complete RFIs, RFPS, sustainability questionnaires, security surveys, and other customer documentation.
• Coordinate information gathering across departments.
• Maintain a centralized library of approved responses and supporting documentation.
• Ensure submissions accurately represent Marten's capabilities and strengths.
• Manage multiple projects with milestones and deadlines.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts to ensure timely deliverables.
• Proactively communicate project status and elevate issues when necessary.
• Work with executives and leaders across all business functions.
• Support strategic initiatives through research, data analysis, reporting, and presentation development.
• Prepare executive-ready reports, dashboards, and presentation materials.
• Support onboarding activities for new customers.
• Coordinate onboarding documentation and internal readiness.
• Assist in developing customer implementation materials and training resources.
• Develop and maintain analytical reports using Excel and other reporting tools.
• Analyze operational and sales data to identify trends, opportunities, and performance metrics.
• Produce recurring and ad hoc reports for leadership.
• Support CRM reporting, dashboards, and sales activity analysis.
• Develop training materials and documentation.
• Train and cross-train employees on systems, processes, and best practices.
• Provide user support and training for CRM, SlideHub, and other tools.
• Maintain SOPs and identify efficiencies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organization

Project management

Creativity

Communication

Attention to detail

Independence

Collaboration

Problem solving

Professional presence

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent experience

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Canva

SlideHub

CRM systems

Job description

Marten Transport seeks a highly analytical Marketing & Sales Operations professional to partner with Sales, Marketing, Operations and executives to craft customer-facing materials, manage RFIs/RFPs, onboarding, analytics, and system administration. You’ll own presentations, branding, and content across channels, while driving process improvements and training across teams.

Responsibilities include CRM and SlideHub administration, reporting, and supporting social media and campaign assets, with a