Proposal Specialist
$79,100–$112,800 year
HybridDuncan, South Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Review customer Terms and Conditions, interface with legal and commercial departments to drive negotiations, and analyze RFQ packages against delegated mandates. Prepare tender decks with financials, cost roll-ups, and price bridges while supporting pricing activities to ensure bids meet financial objectives. Manage the end-to-end proposal development process from initiation to submission, including CRM tracking, Go/No Go reviews, and tender kick-off meetings. Gather and synthesize information from internal stakeholders to create accurate proposal content, ensuring compliance with client requirements and legal guidelines. Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop technical and commercial sections, maintain proposal templates, and track deadlines for timely submission.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or a related field from an accredited university or college
- 5+ years of experience in tender/bids, business development and/or commercial responsibility
- ideally in rail market and/or OEM suppliers
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in engineering or business administration
- Communication
- Impact and influencing
- strategic thinking
- self-starter
- negotiating skills
- international experience
- results oriented
- Knowledge on Customer Relationship Management tools (e.g. Salesforce)
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