Proposal Specialist, Sales Operations

At Armanino, you determine your career path. This means it's possible to pursue challenges you are passionate about, in industries you care about.

Armanino is proud to be Among the top 20 Largest Accounting and Consulting Firms in the Nation and one of the Best Places to Work. We have a community of resources that are ready and willing to support your ideas, build your skills and expand your professional network. We want you to integrate all aspects of your life with your career. At Armanino, we know you don’t check-out of life when you check-in at work. That’s why we’ve created a unique work environment where your passions, work, and family & friends can overlap. We want to help you achieve growth by giving you access to a network of smart and supportive people, willing to listen to your ideas.   

Job Responsibilities   

• Proposal Strategy Development: Develop a strategic approach for each proposal, including win themes, value proposition, and competitive differentiation strategies.

• Proposal Management: Lead the end-to-end proposal process, including kick-off meetings, timeline development, content editing, review coordination, and facilitate after action planning as needed.

• Content Review: Coordinate content reviews with internal stakeholders managing feedback and revisions to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with proposal requirements.

• Knowledge Base Management: Maintain a library of reusable content, templates, and best practices to streamline the proposal development process and improve content quality and consistency over time.

• Coordination: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including subject matter experts, firmwide sellers, and legal advisors, to gather necessary information and resources for proposal development.

• Deadline Management: Coordinate content development activities to meet proposal deadlines, proactively identifying potential bottlenecks or delays and implementing solutions to keep the process on track.

• Performance Tracking: Maintain documentation of proposal activities, track key performance metrics, and analyze outcomes to identify areas for improvement.

Requirements   

• A Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, English, or related field.

• Minimum 2 years of proven experience in proposal management, business development, or sales support roles.

• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with a keen eye for detail and commitment to producing error-free deliverables.

• Strong project management abilities, including prioritizing tasks, managing deadlines, and coordinating cross-functional teams.

• Ability to produce accurate, compliant, and compelling work independently, and with others.

• Attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work under tight deadlines.

• Proficiency with proposal management software/tools (e.g. PandaDoc, Loopio, Proposify) is a plus

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Armanino does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals, or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity, or third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes, or candidates submitted to Armanino or any employee or owner of Armanino without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Armanino and not subject to any fees or charges. For existing agreements, a role must be approved and open to external search; otherwise, unsolicited and unapproved submittals and referrals will be considered Armanino property and free of fees. In addition, Talent Acquisition is the sole point of contact, and contacting others in our organization without Talent Acquisition’s knowledge will result in termination of contract.   

Certain states require us to disclose the pay range and benefits summary for job openings. For Colorado residents, the compensation range for this position: $63,200 - $78,000. For Illinois residents, the compensation range for this position: $63,200 - $78,000. For Southern California residents, the compensation range for this position: $63,200 - $78,000. For Northern California residents, the compensation range for this position: $63,200 - $78,000. Compensation may vary based on skills, role, and location.     

Armanino has a robust offering of benefits, including:   

• Medical, dental, vision  

• Generous PTO plan and paid sick time  

• Flexible work arrangements  

• 401K with Profit Sharing  

• Wellness program  

• Generous parental leave  

• 11 paid holidays  

For positions based in San Francisco, consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration.    

For Individuals who would be working within the City of Los Angeles, Armanino will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance   

To view our Consumer Notice at Collection for job applicants, please visit: https://www.armanino.com/terms/ccpa-employee-notice/   

We have a community of resources that are ready and willing to support your ideas, build your skills and expand your professional network.