Barbaricum is a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets. We leverage more than 15 years of support to stakeholders across the federal government, with established and growing capabilities across Intelligence, Analytics, Engineering, Mission Support, and Communications disciplines. Founded in 2008, our mission is to transform the way our customers approach constantly changing and complex problem sets by bringing to bear the latest in technology and the highest caliber of talent.   Headquartered in Washington, DC's historic Dupont Circle neighborhood, Barbaricum also has a corporate presence in Tampa, FL, Bedford, IN, and Dayton, OH, with team members across the United States and around the world. As a leader in our space, we partner with firms in the private sector, academic institutions, and industry associations with a goal of continually building our expertise and capabilities for the benefit of our employees and the customers we support. Through all of this, we have built a vibrant corporate culture diverse in expertise and perspectives with a focus on collaboration and innovation. Our teams are at the frontier of the Nation's most complex and rewarding challenges. Join us.  
Barbaricum is seeking a highly motivated, resourceful, team-focused Proposal Manager to join our team. This individual will lead proposal teams in support of growth across all company sectors. This position will report directly to the Chief Growth Officer and will be responsible for collaboration with program, BD, solutions, pricing, and functional personnel to provide proposal leadership as part of a proposal leadership team with the Solution Architect, Capture Manager, and senior business leadership.
The desired outcome is the development of well-articulated, compliant and compelling value propositions for proposal development. This is a unique, multifaceted role working with business leaders across Barbaricum. Exceptional communication, organizational, and strategic-thinking skills are vital to this position.ResponsibilitiesLead proposal efforts of various complexity ($20M and above) across all sectors.Lead the development of Proposal Management Plans.Support the development of proposal strategies and win themes.Analyze RFP/bid requirements to develop annotated proposal outlines.Build the proposal compliance matrices and track fulfillment of all requirements.Conduct proposal progress status meetings and develop and maintain proposal schedule.Lead writing/editing/rewriting efforts.Lead Color Team Reviews and track recovery.Work with Volume Leaders to ensure inter-volume compatibility.Collaborate and coordinate with members of the BD/Growth team to track opportunities and provide market research.Support the development of training materials, presentations and white papers.Provide writing and editing support to ensure use of active voice.Work with the CGO to establish a well-organized proposal process as well as a structured repository for data to optimize the proposal process to reduce cycles and increase PWIN.Qualifications10+ years of experience as a proposal manager leading deals of $20+ million in a government contracting environment5+ years of proposal management experience that encompasses leading large internal and external teams with complex Federal Government submissions through the full proposal lifecycleUnderstanding of the procurement process for civilian or defense agencies and compliant proposal productionTeammate who is looking for long-term company growth to build their management skills and develop business development savvyExcellent planning and scheduling, time management and organization skills with the ability to spearhead proposal efforts and work independently to meet dynamic timelinesStrong technical writing skills and willingness to develop content for various proposal volumesStrong verbal communication skills, including editing skillsExperience conducting market research using GovWinIQ, eBuy, Sam.gov, FPDS, and others Internet-based applicationsLead teams using Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) and/or Shipley best-practices.Lead knowledge management process for proposals.Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, high-growth, and entrepreneurial environmentAdvanced knowledge in the use of content development tools including Microsoft Office, and Adobe productsUnderstanding of CRM tools and MS SharePointFlexibility and willingness to adjust to shifting priorities and be involved in Bid/No Bid decisionsAt times, have the ability to work non-traditional hours/weekends to meet proposal deadlinesPreferred QualificationsProposal Management Professionals (APMP) and/or Shipley certificationExperience with GSA FEDSIM proposalsAdditional Information
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