[Hiring] Sr. RFP and Proposal Writer @Inspira Financial

Role Description

The Sr. RFP & Proposal Writer will report to the Sr. Manager, Sales Operations in Health & Benefits Sales. This role provides advanced support to our sales and client management teams by driving initiatives aligned with enterprise goals while ensuring a consistent, collaborative and positive overall experience. The Sr. RFP & Proposal Writer is accountable for managing the request for proposal (RFP) process on high-profile, complex opportunities through cross-functional collaboration.

• Complete request for quote (RFQ) and request for information (RFI).
• Identify gaps in information and resolve proposal-related issues through research in collaboration with business partners.
• Manage follow-up requests.
• Own the end-to-end management of assigned RFPs, ensuring accountability throughout the process, meeting deadlines 100% of the time.
• Provide advanced support to sales and client management teams on high-profile, complex opportunities, focusing on winning new business and client retention.
• Manage high-volume and deliver high-value RFP support ensuring Inspira becomes an RFP finalist.
• Effectively manage job responsibilities in a dynamic work environment as both an individual and team contributor.
• Use various templates to produce standardized documents (pricing proposals, questionnaire responses).
• Collaborate with internal SMEs and business partners in product development, legal, IT security, implementation, and client management.
• Effectively use technologies such as Salesforce and Loopio.
• Ensure all RFP responses follow brand, style, and tone guidelines.
• Review and edit responses provided by SMEs and business partners as necessary.
• Ensure responses effectively address key requirements, hot buttons, and established win theme.
• Proactively seek opportunities to share expertise, lessons learned, and best practices to support team development and collaboration.
• Support proposal content management by identifying and sharing new content for potential inclusion in the Loopio content library.
• Motivated to discover ways to optimize workflows.
• Support and mentor other colleagues with various facets of the job tasks and skillsets.
• Actively participate in weekly and monthly team meetings.
• Support other team initiatives and processes as directed which may include advanced knowledge of responsibilities and needs of sales and client management teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, health care, or a related field.
• 3-5 years managing proposals.
• Experience with federal, state, or labor group RFPs (bonus).
• Advanced knowledge of internal systems, organizational structure, and appropriate enterprise contacts required to carry out job functions.
• Exceptional understanding of products, and enterprise and team processes.
• Advanced organizational skills with strong attention to detail and drive to adhere to challenging deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects running concurrently with overlapping deadlines.
• Strong aptitude for prioritization and multitasking, with the ability to effectively manage changing priorities.
• A drive to learn and apply new concepts quickly.
• Foster strong relationships with internal subject matter experts with particular attention to developing product knowledge.
• An affinity for accuracy and efficiency.
• Ability to maintain sound judgement, critical thinking skills, and maintain professionalism under pressure.
• Proficient with Adobe and Microsoft applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills, including grammar proficiency.
• Must write and review for accuracy, grammar, readability, style, terminology, and more.
• Experience with Loopio and Salesforce CRM preferred.

Requirements

• Infrequent travel <5%.
• Ability to work overtime.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.