Bid Specialist

**RESPONSIBILITIES**- Lead and gather proposal deliverables from functional owners, preparing final proposal draft for approval, and distributing final proposal for distribution to customer (by sales or assigned function).- Providing ongoing feedback to continuously improve competitive / market intelligence gathering (includes win/loss analysis), reference architecture libraries, and proposal design formats.- Participating in CRM activities and reporting projects to drive appropriate engagement dashboard output and pipeline management.- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; participating in professional societies.- Driving complete deal input from sales and Solution Architects to gain timely qualification for deals that are consistent with IMS go to market strategy.- Provide regional inputs to continuously improve Bid Management processes- Lead and generate responsive, compliant and compelling proposal responses to solicitations, RFPs, RFIs, RFQs and other assignments with deadlines.- Consistently implement Vertiv brand messaging, including tone, style and theme, within all responses. Effectively leverage and promote the Vertiv value proposition.- Electronically archive all Proposals and assist in win/loss analysis.- Responsible for pursuit scope management, change management, ensuring that the impacts of scope change (timeline and cost) are understood and documented, as well as managing proposal development.- Ensure consistent proposal content and formatting are delivered in line with IMS strategy and messaging- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related deliverables as needed.- Complete all necessary SharePoint & Smartsheet inputs and updates- Compile and prepare the CBOM and costing requirements- Review with appropriate stakeholders and speak to all costing items- Review and drive schedule inputs to ensure delivery within acceptable timelines- Be a contributor in the Bid Management process improvement that allows the process to flow more efficiently- Take leadership function and responsible for all IMS Bid Management activities when Bid Manager is on PTO Other miscellaneous duties as required.**QUALIFICATIONS**Qualifications**:- Minimum number of 5 years of experience in project management, construction, or manufacturing.- Demonstrates ability to plan, set priorities, organizes and coordinates work with others.- Builds good relationships.- Is persuasive, assertive, demonstrates diplomacy and tact.- Demonstrates professionalism (e.g., cooperation, courtesy, assertiveness, and non-defensiveness, accepting constructive criticism, and maintaining confidences).- Effectively handles stressful situations (resolving conflicts and meeting deadlines).- An ability to prioritise and be flexible to meet deadlines. Demonstrated success in engagement / pursuit management, and / or defining, launching and selling technology products or solutions.**EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS**Bachelor’s Degree in a business or engineering or technical field preferred (or equivalent of education and experience)**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS**None**ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS**None**TRAVEL TIME REQUIRED**10%**_OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: _**_Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.**_OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES _**- _Customer Focus _- _Operational Excellence _- _High-Performance Culture _- _Innovation _- _Financial Strength**_OUR BEHAVIORS _**- _Own It _- _Act With Urgency _- _Foster a Customer-First Mindset _- _Think Big and Execute _- _Lead by Example _- _Drive Continuous Improvement _- _Learn and Seek Out Development _