What are the responsibilities and job description for the Proposal Manager position at CACI?
What You’ll Get to Do:
This is a great opportunity to join our dynamic Proposal Team!
CACI needs an accomplished Proposal Manager with a Secret Clearance to work on a wide range of products and services Proposals for DoD and Intelligence Community customers ($10-$500M). We are looking for someone with progressive responsibilities in this industry for at least four (4) years and have an ACTIVE SECRET clearance.
More About the Role:
Work closely with the Capture Manager, Solution Architect, and Executive Line Managers to plan, strategize, and position the proposal, including supporting pre-RFP capture and solution development efforts, supporting proposal readiness reviews, developing win themes, best value propositions, discriminators, and graphics.
Analyze the government solicitation, identify all requirements and criteria for evaluation, and prepare and distribute the detailed proposal schedule, outline and guidelines.
Maintain focus on the win strategy throughout the proposal process and infuse that strategy and its resultant tactics effectively throughout the entire proposal.
Respond rapidly to RFP amendments and implement required changes to proposal.
Develop and manage the proposal team, working with the Capture Manager and the line to identify and assign key proposal personnel (technical, management, security, resumes, past performance, etc.) and allocate resources.
Work with line organization management to identify cost volume lead and pricing volume lead; ensure cross-pollination and consistency of pricing with other volumes.
Identify roles and responsibilities to the detail level; communicates tasks and objectives clearly and unambiguously and ensures accountability on all requirements.
Prepare status reports and briefings for management; prepares, presents, conducts, and participates in reviews at all stages in the proposal.
Define, document, implement, and support continual proposal process improvement.
Assist line managers and staff in understanding and implementing capture management and proposal development best practices; provides on the job and just in time training accordingly to line staff, proposal writers and reviewers as needed.
Act as a liaison with functional contributors as proposal support is needed.
Maintain appropriate records and documentation using CACI tools and templates to track, monitor, and report proposal development.
Establish short and long-term proposal objectives consistent with organizational strategy.
Participate in planning and process development issues.
Assist in preparing and monitoring proposal budget.
For assigned proposals, Responsible for providing direction, training, motivation and performance evaluation of personnel assigned to support proposal effort.
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
Typically has a University Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent experience and 5 years of related work experience.
4 years of progressive proposal preparation experience in a government contracting environment; experience with a broad range of proposals, from $10M - $500M, including proposals offering niche products and services.
Must have experience coordinating or managing proposals in a cleared environment.
SECRET clearance is required.
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
Experience working with Virtual Proposal Center and SharePoint preferred.
Experience coordinating or managing proposals in a cleared environment with the Intel Community customers.
What We Can Offer You:
We’ve been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.
Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.
We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation’s highest priorities.
For over 60 years, the principles of CACI’s unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.
