Marsh has an amazing opportunity for a Sr. Proposal Specialist in our Atlanta, GA or Chicago, IL office.
Sr. Proposal Specialist
IMPACT is an internal resource group devoted to increasing the success rate of gaining, retaining, and expanding business for the company. In this role, the Proposal Manager (PM) handles responses to requests for proposal (RFPs) by coordinating teams, challenging them to effectively create value for the client/prospect, writing/editing proposals, and ensuring that the team meets deadlines. The IMPACT process focuses on creating value propositions by questioning, researching, communicating, and translating client needs to Marsh solutions.
The IMPACT PM designs project plans; facilitates strategy sessions by engaging others to develop critical ideas, messages, and content; and drives “hands on” project implementation. This position is for a seasoned professional individual contributor in Proposal Specialists, who works independently with minimal supervision. This position develops original content for company responses to Requests for Proposal and project manages the proposal process to ensure smooth execution.
What’s in it for you?
- A company with a strong brand and strong results to match
- Employee Resource Groups which provide access to leaders, relevant volunteer and mentoring opportunities and interactions with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations.
- Competitive pay (salary and performance bonus potential) and full benefits package – starting day one (medical, dental, vision, STI/LTI, life insurance, generous 401k match AND contribution).
- Flexible work opportunities for work/life balance
- Tuition Reimbursement plan per year and participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan
We will count on you to:
- Write persuasive proposal/presentation content and executive summaries that are geared toward readers' needs and level of knowledge and that follow company best practice approach.
- Review Requests for Proposals for complete understanding of proposal submission requirements.
- Identify major strategic opportunities within proposals to help the team extract and create more value for/from clients.
- Facilitate opportunity strategy formulation, working closely with Client Managers/consulting team to help identify client/prospect business-drivers, and create the optimal proposal communication strategy, corresponding theme and graphic approach.
- Determine research needs, delegate or perform as appropriate.
- Identify internal points of contact to request practice- and project-specific information when information cannot be found in the knowledge management system.
- Work actively with the design team to create optimal design approach/concept, including storyboarding, for opportunity and facilitate design review process.
- Manage the proposal/presentation development process, assuming total responsibility for management of the proposal/presentation development process for small/low complexity projects and major responsibility for large/complex projects.
What you need to have:
- Bachelors' Degree in business, journalism, marketing, English, communication or other relevant specialty.
- 5-7 years experience in relevant capacity.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills including facilitation, writing, and editing.
- Prior RFP and proposal experience preferred.
What makes you stand out:
- Any “outside of the box” or unique skillsets that could be leveraged as an added benefit to the role – these might include digital, technology, web platforms, graphic design, etc.
- Compelling work product examples – written or visual.
- Priority consideration for experience in the insurance or brokerage industry.
Marsh is the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser. With more than 45,000 colleagues advising clients in over 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data-driven risk solutions and advisory services. Marsh is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. With annual revenue of $23 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, follow us on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.