Proposal Specialist- Remote Jobs

This role is responsible for writing and editing our technical/contractual sales business proposal documents for our Customer Service Solution Development team. The Proposal Specialist will develop proposals for the supply and installation of upgrades and enhancements to existing Dematic systems that are focused on proposing Dematic solution(s) based on individual Customer’s needs. Pertinent information created by sales and solution engineers will be provided to support preparation of successful and accurate proposals. The Proposal Specialist will work with various Dematic departments as needed, to develop creative and competitive low risk solutions to meet each client’s needs. Department interactions to include Sales, Estimating, Legal, Customer Service, Engineering, and Marketing.
What we offer:

• Global Opportunities
• Pay Transparency
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Career Development

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer
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The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $65,000 - $140,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.
Tasks and Qualifications:
This Is What You Will Do in This Role:

• Familiarity with Visual Basic and/or HTML, and ClientPoint automation preferred.
• Produce best in class proposals and templates as part of the Dematic Customer Service team.
• Flexibility when managing schedules, tasks, content, and requirements.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to see the big picture, and creatively strategize and work effectively in a deadline-driven environment with little supervision.
• Coordinate, write and edit technical sales proposal content for adherence to technical, contractual, and quality standards.
• Questions, research, and resolves any identified potential issues in specific proposal text and boilerplate text, with appropriate team members such as Legal, Engineering, and Subject Matter Experts.
• Function as a subject matter expert regarding technical and contractual proposal content and language.
• Ability to understand complex, technical information and communicate it with practical language.
• Strong technical aptitude across software, controls, and mechanical disciplines and be able to effectively determine proposal scope, build proposal framework, create and edit the project proposal, and initiate and follow-up on submittal of proposal to Sales team.
• Ability to follow procedures and apply standards, styles, and templates to ensure common documentation look and feel.

What We Are Looking For:

• BS/BA in related discipline or advanced degree. Certification may be required in some areas.
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team
• Knowledge of material handling systems (operations, equipment, software) helpful, but not required.
• Typically, two to five years of successful experience in proposal writing/management, contract writing/management or related field and has successfully demonstrated the key responsibilities as presented above. Or two to five years’ experience as Paralegal or legal assistant preferred.
• Hands on experience developing technical documentation/manuals for a prior software platform highly desired but not required.
• Experience in multi-facility, international organization, and adept at working in diverse multi-cultural, fast-paced corporate environment successfully.
• Ability to understand the base offerings of multiple software packages and nuanced differences between multiple similar offerings.
• Drive for continued learning and models our values of Integrity, Collaboration, Courage, and Excellence.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (both technical and non-technical).
• High degree of proficiency in the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) and the ability to quickly learn new software.