Summary

The Proposal Management Group is responsible for coordinating responses to Requests for Proposal for Bell Business Markets clientele throughout Canada. The primary role of the Proposal Specialist is to coordinate and manage proposal response efforts with tight, fixed deadlines while ensuring compliance to strict solicitation requirements. As such, the successful applicant must possess strong organization skills, unerring attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently. The nature of this position requires an individual with an ability to perform well under stress and an availability that will occasionally exceed the norm.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying and engaging the appropriate internal resources required based on RFP requirements 
• Establishing and communicating proposal timelines and responsibilities and determining the required proposal response layout
• Establishing responsibilities for the team, ensuring the follow-up and respect of deliverable time frames
• Planning and organizing the coordination meetings needed to ensure that the process runs smoothly
• Following Bell Canada’s internal governance practices including soliciting risk and legal opinions from internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOx) legislation
• review of RFP instructions to define the proposal document set-up, format and templates required to ensure a fully compliant bid response that is easy for the end-client to navigate and evaluate
• Accountable for the production of responses via the appropriate medium and guaranteeing the highest quality
• Delivering proposals that are compliant to the company policies within the timeframe established by the customer

Critical Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of Proposal Management experience
• Minimum of 1 year of experience with RFP responses featuring complex technical solutions exceeding $1M in value
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Word skills and working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
• Proven ability to manage workload and multi-task under very tight deadlines
• Serves as champion in the coordination, planning and organization of the work;
• Proven aptitude for teamwork in a virtual setting
• University degree or equivalent work experience
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Proven aptitude for teamwork in a virtual setting
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with all levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the structure of BCE, its affiliates and its regulations
• Knowledge of sales and the company's products/services
• Knowledge of legal concepts would be an asset
• Fluency in both English and French is mandatory
• APMP Certification would be an asset

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