RFP Specialist

Request For Proposal (RFP) Specialist

The Request for Proposal (RFP) Specialist will support the company's efforts in responding to customer Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Northeast Region. They will draft, review, and execute RFP responses submitted by prospective clients. Further, they will act as a project manager for RFPs, and other communication deliverables that support MMA sales activities. Their responsibilities include following our best practices for completing RFP responses, maintaining, and updating our database of response content, and promoting continual improvement of RFPs to help retain current clients and drive new business revenue.

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With over 300 offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world's leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE : MMC).

A day in the life.

The RFP Specialist will report to the Director of Marketing. This job is in-person 3 days a week in either our Boston, MA, Worcester, MA, or Saddle Brook, NJ offices and 2 days remote.

Drive Revenue Growth

• Working closely with our producers and sales leaders to help identify client / prospect business-drivers, and create the optimal proposal communication strategy, suite of materials, corresponding messaging, and graphic approach
• Adhere to the proposal development process including developing work plans / schedules; reviewing requests for proposals (RFPs) for complete understanding of proposal submission requirements; facilitating proposal planning calls, determining preliminary assignments and communicating final assignments; determining research needs, delegating or performing as appropriate; monitoring team progress; organizing peer review; formating for final submission
• Adhere to established brand, style, and visual identity guidelines to ensure consistency across all deliverables
• Take full ownership of assigned projects and drive them from concept through completion
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy, quality, and alignment with standards
• Work independently with minimal oversight while maintaining accountability for deadlines and results
• Work effectively with internal subject matter experts to develop consistent compelling responses to satisfy proposal requirements
• Collaborate with other proposal teams across MMA regions on identifying new content, strategy, or formatting opportunities as appropriate
• Write and edit proposal / presentation content that clearly and persuasively describes service features and benefits, and is geared toward readers' needs and level of knowledge
• Review drafts from team contributors for clarity, conciseness, logic, flow, tone, completeness, accuracy, consistency, and credibility; eliminate jargon, blend differences in writing styles for continuity; correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, format inconsistencies
• Collaborate with graphic design to create layout style, template and graphics optimized for ease of reading

Support Proposal Database

Our Future Colleague

We'd love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills :

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don't be shy. If you're close, we'd be very interested in meeting you.

Valuable benefits.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We've built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfilment outside of work.

Some benefits included in this role are :

The applicable base salary range for this role is $60,500 to $105,800.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.