Proposal Writer at KUDER INC in ADEL, Iowa

Job Description:

Kuder is a career guidance and college readiness solutions provider. Offering best-in-class assessments, education planning, and career resources. Our customizable products and services reflect a commitment to encouraging lifelong learning, development, and achievement. We credit our success to staying true to our vision — To help people discover and achieve what they want to be — and letting our unwavering commitment to research and our unique, customer‐centered philosophy guide our way.

Position Overview:

Responsible for development of Request For Information (RFI's)/Request For Proposal (RFP's) responses, bid defense support, and other sales support activities. This position has a writing focus for content development as sales tools, and support activities for business development and revenue generation functions. This person may have experience in navigating procurement processes in the K-12 education market.  

This is a hybrid position.

Essential Job Functions:

• Write and edit marketing and sales savvy content that delivers a solution aligned to client needs and leads to successfully closed sales opportunities, and revenue.


• Analyze RFP requirements, assemble an appropriate response team, and allocate team resources, delegating responsibilities to ensure that the response is submitted by the deadline.


• Establish project milestones, production schedules, assignments, and deliverables, scheduling and facilitating meetings based on the requirements and specified due dates.


• Develop and maintain the proposal content library and a database of information that can be used across RFPs to support future responses.


• Interview technical experts and operational resources to gather information that supports proposal development and transforms that information into clear, concise, compelling proposal text.


• Collaborate with business development, marketing, client success, and product teams to understand market positioning, competition, capabilities, client drivers, and solution components.


• Oversee final document review, assembly, and production – including printing, binding, packaging, and shipping – ensuring compliance with proposal specifications.


• Manage multiple projects relating to Proposals, Requests for Proposal (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFIs) and related items.


• Provide support for transitioning content from a proposal into a sales presentation.


• Assist with content development for other business development, marketing, and client requests as needed.


• Manage procurement administrative information and processes such as subscriptions to RFP notification services, online procurement sites, buy board details, cooperative purchasing and contracting, etc.


• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements:

• Degree in Marketing, English, Communications, Business Management, or comparable working experience.


• 4+ years of proven success and experience in competitive proposal writing and development.


• Independent work ethic with the ability to be successful in a virtual environment.


• Excellent writing skills, with a strong ability to summarize content concisely in a tailored, compelling, and persuasive manner.


• Highly organized with strong attention to detail/consistency and deadline driven.


• Superior project management skills.


• Ability to work effectively with subject matter experts and participants from across the company.


• Experience in the higher education marketplace or K-12, preferred.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.


• Advanced proficiency of MS Office Suite.

Skills and Abilities:

• Efficient. You have excellent organizational, multitasking, and prioritization skills while working under pressure, often showing initiative and resourcefulness but not dropping your attention to detail.


• Quick thinking. Ability to overcome challenges or obstacles in the moment.


• A friend of technology and information. Consistently and part of the way you work is by using data, advanced internet research skills, and networks such as social media. Proficiency with Microsoft programs, webinar tools, and online systems and programs.


• Professional. Ability to maintain a professional appearance and provide a positive company image to the public.