Proposal Manager, GTS

Job Description

What makes Gartner Sales a GREAT fit for you? When you join Gartner, you’ll set your career on track for outstanding achievement with a company that knows no limits. We’re the world’s leading research and advisory company, achieving consistent double-digit growth by steering clients toward the right decisions with business and technology insights they can’t find anywhere else. Our sales associates earn a competitive base salary, uncapped commissions and exceptional benefits — along with top training and support, and all-expenses-paid luxury incentive trips for high performers. If you’re coachable, persistent, smart, executive-savvy, and looking for your next great adventure, Gartner is the place for you.Gartner is searching for a Proposal Manager based in Arlington, VA to join our global proposal team. This center of excellence provides proposal management services, as well as proposal tools, templates and training, to Gartner’s sales force.

Overall Responsibilities of Position

• Lead proposal development by creating schedules, conducting meetings and driving projects to successful completion on time.
• Help to create and translate the sales strategy for the deal at hand into high quality, powerful proposals.
• Write strategic, client-focused proposals that convey client needs and Gartner value proposition.
• Must lead cross-functional teams and work with sales associates, consultants, contracts, and many other Gartner specialists (e.g. product, HR).
• Leverage templates and content designed to promote Gartner brand consistency.
• Support both public sector bids and commercial sector proposals worldwide.
• Support global corporate proposal initiatives such as content libraries, tools and templates.

Requirements of Position

• 3+ years of proposal writing, proposal development, and/or purchasing experience.
• Deep experience with U.S. Federal procurement processes
• Experience working with additional public sector procurement processes preferred. Global, commercial proposal experience also a plus.
• U.S. Citizenship required (U.S. only.)
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications or equivalent required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Extremely strong writing skills and very strong spoken and written English.
• Expertise in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge of Proposal Automation tools a plus.
• Ability to complete tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Job Requisition ID:42594

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