Product Marketing & Proposal Specialist

Position Overview

Under the direction of the Global Marketing Director, the Product Marketing & Proposal Specialist is someone who is responsible for coordinating with cross-functional team members to implement product launches, facilitate product customization requests and work directly with the commercial sales team and other cross-functional leaders to produce the highest quality proposal materials in accordance with company policies and procedures. This position will enhance the efficiency of the sales effort to create a customized proposal that will result in increased revenue. This position’s scope work also includes supporting US commercial product launch campaigns and CRM digital marketing efforts.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in proposal and project management and integrated marketing concepts. This person will have expertise working within cross-functional teams, albeit non-supervisory and can demonstrate experience in creating persuasive and compelling content that will clearly differentiate the Matrix brand from the competition.

Responsibilities

• Acts as project manager of proposal efforts, including: lead kick off meeting to define expectations, identify tasks and assign responsibilities, and develop production schedule; complete tasks and assigned responsibilities, and adhere to proposal schedule; draft/edit content; schedule reviews; final submittal production and delivery
• Responsible for meeting RFP requirements, ensuring content is compliant, visually compelling and clear, and adheres to brand standards
• Work with the creative team on the production of the RFPs and digital marketing assets
• Maintain, create, and enhance processes for maintaining up-to-date RFP content, including creating new content
• Monitor proposals to ensure compliance with existing contracts or related agreements
• Analyze proposal results, i.e. reasons for won or lost, and identify areas for improvement
• Facilitates the coordination of product customization requests, including adherence to procedures, process improvements and communication among cross-functional teams
• Act as the project manager of the implementation of new product, technology and feature launches in the US.
• Assist with the creation, development, and maintenance of product and solution content including sales cut sheets, brochures, website copy, technical whitepapers, and presentations
• Under the direction of the global marketing director for the commercial channel, assist with content marketing, product marketing campaigns, and all other marketing support projects as assigned
• Other projects as needed

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications or related field required

 Experience:

• Two or more years of proposal/RFP writing experience
• Experience building and nurturing internal and external relationships
• Experience in executing marketing strategies and programs, including working within predefined brand standards
• Experience working with databases or CRM platforms and executing marketing automation campaigns that touch multiple web, e-mail and CRM technologies
• B2B marketing preferred

Other Requirements:

• Skilled in project management with 100% follow-through and the ability to execute on multiple projects simultaneously
• Professional communication (written and verbal), organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Highly effective working in a team environment
• Ability to influence and manage cross functional team support
• Ability to execute responsibilities and delegate and manage tasks that are timely and accurate
• Problem solving skills with ability to maintain optimism when encountering hurdles

Skills

You must clearly demonstrate the following qualities:

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Strong sense of initiative and a sense of urgency, demonstrated by accomplishing tasks; improving current work processes; and assisting others when necessary
• Unwavering attention to detail and commitment to world-class quality
• Ability to embrace deadlines
• Able to project a positive and professional demeanor to all internal and external contacts
• Friendly personality and people skills
• Excellent communication and follow-through
• Be a self-starter with strong problem-solving abilities
• Work well individually and with teams

Benefits: 

We offer an excellent compensation package and team-oriented work environment with growth opportunities. Some of our outstanding benefits include:

• Health & Dental Insurance
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off benefits
• Free access to our state-of-the-art onsite workout facility
• Product discounts
• Wellness programs 

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