Bilingual RFP Lead

at  Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd

NATURE & SCOPE OF POSITION

As a Bilingual RFP Lead, you will work in a high impact, deadline driven environment and be responsible for managing the response effort to Requests for Proposals (e.g., RFIs, RFPs, RFQs). This role will require excellent communication, writing, time management, and project management skills. Successful candidates will have a team player mindset, adaptability, a positive attitude, the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment, and a willingness to “do what it takes” to get the job done.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• University degree in Business Administration or related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role in a deadline-driven, high volume proposal writing environment.
• Superior writing and project management skill sets.
• Strong analytical and communication skills as well as interpersonal skills required.
• Direct proposal management experience in hospital supplies/medical equipment is an asset.
• Ability to work in a self-directed manner with little direct supervision.
• Ability to adhere to strict deadlines and compliance parameters.
• Flexibility and ability to balance competing priorities and juggle multiple projects simultaneously.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Must be bilingual in written & spoken English and French.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to, Microsoft Word, Excel (formulas, data search, pivot tables, etc.).
• Strong experience with proposal management software (i.e. Bonfire, Biddingo, SEAO, Merx, etc.) is an asset.
• Base Salary - $80K- $90K per year

Tactical

• Support CHS Commercial organization by managing the complete lifecycle of a proposal response from intake of the RFP and qualification of the opportunity through to submission.
• Monitor customer bid websites for RFPs, RFQs, LOIs, etc.
• Create and distribute project outlines that break out RFP requirements into section assignments for relevant project team members for completion.
• Facilitate project kickoff calls and regular status calls.
• Simultaneously project manage multiple RFP responses on tight schedules and under elevated pressure.
• In partnership with the Sales & Marketing teams, ensure high quality responses to business and services requirements and perform writing and editing duties across all contributor responses to ensure proposals are compliant, clear, consistent, compelling, and error-free.
• Support all activities related to the assembly, production, and delivery of compliant and compelling proposals on time, in the format(s) specified.
• Work with other Proposal team members to create and improve best practices that ensure the RFP process is successful, efficient, and promotes winning proposals.
• Facilitate proposal reviews RFP debriefs post wins/losses and maintain database of insights gained from debrief
• Maintain RFP tracker to allow timely and accurate RFP metric reporting
• Special projects as assigned.