Proposals Manager

General Description

Sustainability is the cornerstone for creating a better future. From electric vehicles and renewable energy sources, to enhancing our everyday lives in phones and watches, batteries power these possibilities. At Cirba Solutions, we help our customers enhance their sustainability programs by supporting their battery recycling efforts. As a globally recognized leader in our field, we set the standards for product and service offerings.

We are a customer-centric company with team members committed to sustainability. We aim to help our customers’ business grow while supporting the environment. The Proposals Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing business proposals including governmental grants, RFPs and more. This role has a focus on excellent project management skills, proactive problem-solving, hold team members accountable and achieves results under tight timelines. The candidate will learn the business and be able to draft non-technical and technical content in response to Government requirements and manager all major proposal deliverables. 

Duties and Responsibilities

·       Owns the full lifecycle for federal and state proposal process from preparing bids, developing content, navigating RFP requirements, and stakeholder coordination

·       Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information

·       Identifies and communicates risks associated with proposals

·       Develops proposals by assembling information including project narrative, targets/outcomes/deliverables, implementation methods, timetable, and staffing

·       Extensive knowledge of best practice proposal processes and tools

·       Meets proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval

·       Support the building of proposals through copywriting, asset development and ideation

·       Coordinates requirements with contributors

·       Tracks and reports on status on proposals

·       Assisting in the development and refinement of templates and standardized processes to streamline proposal development.

·       Reports on win/loss and provides recommendations for improvement

·       Works with Government Affairs team on opportunities identified

·       Writes, edits, formats, and proofreads proposals with speed and accuracy

·       Supports project management needs for customer and strategic partners RFPs / RFIs

·       Effectively communicate the brand throughout the proposal submissions

·       Support business growth requests as assigned including presentations, reports, etc.

·       Work collaborative with internal cross-functional teams and external agencies

·       Responsible for quality control of materials reviewed and worked on

·       All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

·       Strong proposal leadership and team management experience

·       Self-starter, motivated to learn, proactively brings ideas and able to takes initiative.

·       Highly collaborative.

·       Able to handle multiple requests simultaneously.

·       Team player.

·       Detail-oriented.

·       Strong proofreading, editing and writing skills

·       Must exhibit excellent listening, writing and interpersonal communication skills

·       Ability to work independently.

Education and Training Requirements

·       7-10 years of proposals/grant experience

·       3-5 years of technical writing experience

·       Bachelor’s degree or higher

·       Passion for sustainability 

·       Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

·       Candidate must be highly organized, flexible, and detailed-oriented.

·       Experience in sustainability or batteries a plus