Proposal Team Lead, SPR

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Job Description

Rockwell Automation is hiring!

We are looking for a Proposal Team Lead, South Pacific to join us in our Australia (Melbourne / Sydney) or New Zealand (Auckland) office.

This role plays a pivotal role in leading a team of proposal engineers to develop technical and commercial proposals that align with Rockwell Automation’s business objectives and customer needs.

They are responsible for:

• Overseeing the entire proposal development process, from initial planning and scoping to final delivery and presentation to the customer.
• Ensures delivery of high-quality proposals are developed within the framework of Rockwell Automation's business and financial goals while adhering to internal policies and industry standards.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the proposal engineers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality proposals and serving as a trusted advisor to the sales organization and distributor.
   

Leadership

• Lead a team of proposal engineers and drives functional excellence in developing comprehensive and competitive Technical and Commercial Proposals as per the industry standards and internal policy compliance.
• Passionate about leading people and work on their development. Organizes and schedules job tasks with her/his team by providing leadership to the assigned team and drive productivity.
• Deliver and execute the assigned proposal on time with good quality, cost effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Lead proposal process from receiving request to throughout the entire proposal delivery ensuring seamless integration of proposed solutions to compliance with customer’s requirements.
• Develop robust quality process & ensure strict adherence. Work closely & guide the proposal team for timely support on estimation and proposal delivery.
• Ensure that all audits (internal/external) are adequately documented, and significant risk are dealt in a timely manner.
   

Collaboration

• Aligning the business goals with South Pacific Regional stakeholders including the Commercial, Delivery teams and Business Managers.
• Collaborate with various departments in the South Pacific Region, including sales, finance, legal, procurement, engineering, and project management, to ensure that proposals meet client requirements and align with company goals.
• Collaborate with Technical Lead / SMEs to clarify technical issues and ability to present proposed solution to the stakeholders, and coordinate development tasks with team members.
• Collaborate with PM for scope management, deliver execution plans and effectively propose the execution with good quality, cost effectiveness, risks assessment and project duration/schedule.
• Engage with various stakeholders to identify opportunities for increased engagement, seek feedback on proposal deliverables and to improve overall engagement.
   

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the proposal development process, including process optimization, standardization, knowledge sharing…etc.
• Foster a culture of knowledge sharing within the team by encouraging the exchange of best practices, lessons learned, and innovative solutions to improve the overall capabilities and effectiveness of the proposal team.
• Maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, fostering a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the proposal team and across the organization.
• Continuously enhance your own engineering capabilities by staying updated with industry trends, attending training programs, and seeking opportunities for professional development.
   

Job Related Competencies

• Good reading and analytical experience of reviewing technical RFQ documents
• Demonstrated understanding of larger Rockwell Automation application value including knowledge in Automation products including PLC, Standard Drives, Software, Networks and ideally good knowledge of third-party products.
• Demonstrate a high level of self-motivation, initiative, and drive to excel in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
• Exhibit the ability to tackle complex and challenging tasks with confidence, resourcefulness, and a problem-solving mindset, ensuring successful outcomes for proposals.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a challenging environment with both internal and external customers.
• Strong solution and application expertise, and related demonstrated sales experience.
• Fluency with native language and strong command of English (written & spoken).
• Ability to work with and gain confidence of senior level personnel (internal and external) in a highly collaborative, matrixed stakeholder organization.
• Ability to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Ability to align and influence critical stakeholders.
• Strong supporter of our customer centricity. Understands the importance of demonstrating concern for satisfying customers.
• Passionate about developing goals to improve our customer experience.
• Ability to set, being accountable for and achieve challenging targets.
• Ability to influence, empower, coach, and motivate others.
• Ability to adapt communication style and messaging to different audiences.
• Well-verse with Microsoft Office – Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.