Proposal Manager Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for proposal manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for project management to large complex and strategic proposal development efforts, including: organizing proposal team meetings; creating and managing virtual shared workspaces; developing and adhering to proposal development schedules; and monitoring proposal development performance.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience with CRM databases such as Salesforce or Deltek Vision, including adding, maintaining, and researching CRM records is preferred
• Have industry (AEC/environmental) experience with a range of markets (architectural, engineering, infrastructure, environmental)
• Experience with CRM databases such as Salesforce or Deltek Vision, including adding, maintaining, and researching CRM records
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, confident, well organized and adaptable to fast changing requirements
• Specific experience working with public sector procurement processes preferred
• Expertise in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong communication skills to work across different departments (Sales, Legal)
• Knowledge of the principals, terminology and methodology of proposal preparation is preferred

In response to your job posting for proposal manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for support of proposal development activities across AVS sector competitive proposals –schedule development, proposal quality control, writing, strategy integration, reviews, and configuration management.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Demonstrated knowledge of state and federal funding agencies and policies
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management practices, theories, and techniques
• Experience in using effective communication, problems solving, and listening skills to positively influence a diverse audience and efficiently identify issues, concerns and interests and provide effective solutions
• Experience in working in a fast-paced team environment and foster team-oriented work groups
• Interpreting solicitation requirements and proposal response strategy and approaches on individual opportunities
• Translating RFP requirements into the compliance matrix, annotated proposal outline, and content plans that are designed to deliver a compliant, winning proposal on-time
• Working with the Capture Manager to expand proposal outlines and create storyboards with the win strategy, themes, discriminators, source content, and graphic concepts
• Understanding of the federal procurement process and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements

In response to your job posting for proposal manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for oversight to all proposal resources for template development, graphics development, review coordination, data call coordination, configuration management, DTP, proposal production, and submission activities.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Technical background in utility and/or heavy industrial mechanical and/or electrical systems
• Supports team meetings to include Kick-off of RFP/Contract process, Red Team Review meetings, Q&A response meetings, Status meetings
• Knowledge of utility and/or heavy industrial mechanical and/or electrical systems
• Training in and experience with the Shipley proposal management process desirable
• Demonstrated knowledge of the federal procurement process, policies, and procedures
• Understanding of and professional exposure to the proposal development process
• Bachelor’s or master’s in business, GIS, social science, or related field
• Very strong-to-expert level knowledge of MS Word, Excel, MS Project, Visio, SharePoint

I would like to submit my application for the proposal manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for guidance and status reports on proposal and production matters to senior management staff; enforces the editorial guidelines specified for the proposal; manages the virtual proposal development environment.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience working with MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, and Document Sharing Systems is preferred
• Strong leadership, organizational planning, prioritization, and time management skills
• Prepare compliance matrices/outlines and schedules in accordance with proposal team’s guidelines
• Maintain clear, consistent, timely and effective communication 
• Possesses strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite
• Assist with structuring and implementing an RFP process
• Priority management and work deadline
• Demonstrated knowledge of research practices, theories, and techniques

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the proposal manager position.

Previously, I was responsible for project management to complex proposal development efforts, including but not limited to: organizing proposal team meetings; creating and managing virtual shared workspaces; developing and adhering to a proposal development schedules; and monitoring proposal development performance;.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Establishing, communicating, and managing the proposal development and production schedule
• Conducting milestone assessments regarding proposal readiness for color team reviews
• Mentoring FGG employees in proposal management and development best practices
• Contributing to development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the FGG best practice processes, supporting tools, templates, and knowledge management platform
• Supporting the Capture Manager and capture management activities during pre-solicitation release phases and throughout the proposal process
• Managing concurrent proposal efforts at a time during peak periods
• Diverse customer, global, and services experience including Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Department of Energy, and Department of State customers providing contingency response, operations and maintenance (O&M), base operations, construction, and other (non-IT) mission support services
• Specific experience regarding U.S. Federal government proposal preparation