Managed Services Solutions & Insights Bid & Proposal Manager - AES

Proposal Strategy Manager

At PwC, our people in brand management, marketing and sales focus on collaboration to develop and execute strategic sales and marketing initiatives. These individuals focus on driving revenue growth, promoting the Firm's services, enhancing brand visibility, and capturing new business opportunities. They utilize market research, digital marketing, creative campaigns, and effective sales strategies to engage clients, enhance the firm's brand and market presence, and achieve organizational targets. Those in proposal strategy at PwC will effectively communicate ideas, solutions and value propositions in a written format to potential clients or stakeholders. Working in this area, you will support the largest, most strategic opportunities at current or prospective clients by providing end-to-end professional pursuit coaching, pursuit and BXT (Business, Experience, Technology) sales methodology, professional pursuit coaching, bid management, bid evaluation and copy-editing support and advice. Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member's unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to : analyze and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system; take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion; partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables; develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same; effectively mentor others; use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members; address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate; uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards, the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

The Opportunity As part of the Proposal Strategy team you lead the entire bid process for technology and business process Managed Services opportunities. As a Manager, you guide teams in delivering timely and quality submissions while fostering relationships with key stakeholders to enhance collaboration and success. This role offers a unique chance to leverage your project management skills and analytical abilities to drive impactful proposals that align with client needs.

Responsibilities include : work with cross-functional teams to enhance proposal quality; mentor team members to improve their proposal writing skills; analyze market trends to identify new business opportunities; confirm adherence to project timelines and quality standards; drive ongoing enhancement in proposal processes and methodologies; maintain knowledge of industry standards and competitive landscape.

What You Must Have : High School Diploma, at least 4 years of experience.

What Sets You Apart : Bachelor's Degree preferred, demonstrating leadership in managing bid processes, analyzing RFPs to identify key requirements, developing proposal templates for efficiency, conducting post-bid reviews for continuous improvement, building relationships with key stakeholders, managing multiple bids simultaneously, exhibiting proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, displaying knowledge of ITIL or service management frameworks, having an extensive understanding of ERP technologies, business processes, and managed services solutions.