We are searching for a capable Proposal Manager II to join our amazing team at Rocket Lab USA in Albuquerque, NM.
Growing your career as a Full Time Proposal Manager II is an amazing opportunity to develop productive skills.
If you are strong in critical thinking, presentation and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Proposal Manager II at Rocket Lab USA today!
About The RoleRocket Lab Rocket Lab is a vertically integrated provider of small launch services, satellites, and spacecraft components. Our mission is to open access to space to improve life on Earth. Our team is over 1,300 people strong and we're adding to it every week. Collaboration is at our core – every idea is heard, and everyone makes a difference. Teams are nimble, decisions are made quickly, and we are action oriented.
SPACE SYSTEMS This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in Rocket Lab's evolution into an end-to-end space company that delivers launch, spacecraft, and on-orbit operations. The Space Systems Division is shaping Rocket Lab's future with Photon, our brand of high-performance satellites, enabling innovative missions in low Earth orbit and beyond including missions for NASA to LEO, the Moon, and Mars and commercial customers, including leading the design and manufacture of 17 high-power telecommunication spacecraft buses for Globalstar.
Rocket Lab is also growing our spacecraft components business, anchored on the acquisition of Sinclair Interplanetary manufacturing reaction wheels and star trackers in Toronto, SolAero Technologies manufacturing solar power and primary structure solutions in Albuquerque, Planetary Systems Corporation manufacturing launch separation systems in Silver Spring, and Advanced Solutions, Inc., provider of flight and ground software as a service in Denver. Our components business is key to vertically integrating our spacecraft solutions and enabling constellations for customers.
Proposal Manager II- COMPETENCIES: Communicates Effectively – Delivers clear, accurate, honest messages that inspire and drive commitment.
Listens and encourages open expression of ideas and options.Understands SolAero Technologies' mission and adapts those messages to fit different audiences.Honors the value of the team's time by effectively managing meetings and communications.Promotes a free flow of ideas throughout SolAero Technologies.Makes Effective Decisions – Gathers, organizes and evaluates relevant information in order to assess situations, make decisions and solve problems.
Makes fact-based decisions consistent with SolAero Technologies' goals.Asks for input when needed in order to make the best decisions possible.Makes sound decisions quickly, even with limited, or new information. Seeks alternative solutions that are "out of the box".Challenges the status quo and "the way we have always done it."Management understands the importance of business metrics, communicates them, and uses them to make decisions.Customer Driven – Makes decisions and acts in the best interest of the customer.
Serves as the customer's trusted advisor.Understands customer needs by proactively meeting expectations and providing appropriate solutions.Values the long-term customer relationship.Monitors customer satisfaction and takes appropriate action to resolve concerns. WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO: This position develops, writes and edits proposals for programs to develop and implement winning competitive proposal strategies.Receives and reviews all RFP's from Supervisor and/or customers.Prepares proposal plan of action assigning tasks to functional departments for proposed inputs.Coordinates marketing inputs and presents RFP overview to bid/no bid committee.Supervises preparation of proposed cost inputs and pricing, presenting cost recommendations to pricing committee for approval.Oversees preparation of all proposal volumes including cost, management and technical.YOU'LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree or substituted 5 years of experience in the role. 2+ years of experience.Experience with writing reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.Must be able to speak, understand, read and write the English languageAbility to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.Ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.Proficient in contract disciplines/pricing.Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary as this position interacts with customers.Important information:
FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN US OFFICES ONLY: To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S Department of State. Rocket Lab provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment at Rocket Lab, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO WORK IN NEW ZEALAND OFFICES ONLY: For security reasons background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers being made to an applicant. These checks will include nationality checks as it is a requirement of this position that you be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Under these Regulations, you may be ineligible for this role if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union or a country that is part of NATO, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality. For more information on these Regulations, click here ITAR Regulations. Benefits of working as a Proposal Manager II in Albuquerque, NM:
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