Pursuits Specialist - Remote

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The Pursuits Specialist supports the pursuit team through planning, outlining, developing, and producing timely and compelling sales pursuit deliverables. They maintain internal team templates and standard content as integral members of the pursuits team.

The Pursuits Specialist will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following activities:

• Support Pursuit Manager by coordinating large, complex pursuits across stakeholders and departments to ensure collaboration results in successfully meeting timelines and quality standards. This includes the following activities:
  • Manage collaboration spaces and communications
  • Coordinate regular meetings, capture action items, update plans, and distribute to the pursuit team
  • Insert standard content and graphics for pursuit deliverables. Re-write case studies/references and resumes to align with pursuit requirements.
  • Lead desktop publishing, formatting, and creation of the final production version of pursuit deliverables
  • Coordinate production and delivery of pursuit deliverables
  • Send updated materials to the pursuit content library post-completion
• Manage the day-to-day proposal development process for small, simple pursuits. This includes the following activities:
  • Create the deliverable template, pursuit plan, and collaboration space
  • Create kickoff materials and host kickoff, including pursuit plan and schedule
  • Assign and confirm pursuit team members and responsibilities
  • Facilitate the creation of pursuit deliverables by scheduling/managing status calls, capturing action items, coordinating reviews, and ensuring the pursuit deliverables will be submitted on time.
  • Support the creation of pursuit deliverables by inserting standard content and graphics.
  • Identify when new content is required and facilitate the creation of content.
  • Provide guidance for optimizing the look and feel of the document and using formatting tools to present the message clearly and with impact
  • White Glove Review including editing, desktop publishing, formatting, and creation of the final production version of pursuit deliverables
  • Coordinate production and delivery of pursuit deliverables
  • Send updated materials to the pursuit content library post-proposal
• Assist in the development of standard pursuit deliverable materials
• Manage and maintain the pursuit content library
• Work on projects that may be assigned on an ad hoc basis and may assist other corporate initiatives as necessary

Skills and Experience

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience
• 3 or more years of experience with pursuit/proposal management or bid desk
• 5+ years of support in sales operations, marketing, or sales
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. High level of reading comprehension.
• Experience in professional writing, editing, sales, marketing, or other content-related work
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite. Expert in Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to organize and prioritize tasks
• Ability to organize multiple responsibilities while meeting the needs of business partners and working within time constraints
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment
• Must demonstrate and embody Nordic's maxims

Additional Details

• Remote position
• Occasional travel up to 5% of the time