Bilingual Proposal Manager - Health System (Hybrid, Mississauga)

Your role:

• Managing the proposal lifecycle autonomously, from bid search, project kick-off, response development/writing through iterative drafts to submission, up to facilitating communication for post-proposal activities. You will be accountable for assembling a team of SMEs (from sales, marketing, IT, contracts, senior leadership, etc.) and leading them through the development of the winning strategy. 
• Owning the direct development of the proposal structure and content, utilizing existing resources and creating customized content to support the agreed-upon strategy.   
• Maintaining all related documents, schedules, project calls and meetings, and recognizing signs of project/proposal risk and proactively addressing them.
• Coordinating with production to have the final documents assembled, signed, and delivered.
• Conducting compliance, quality, and competitive reviews.
• Identify and execute on opportunities for improvement within Philips’ continuous improvement framework, utilizing Lean methodologies.

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare, Business, Marketing, or a Liberal Arts field, particularly English.
• 3+ years of proposal management or relevant experience.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, as demonstrated by proposals and presentations of uncommon quality and persuasiveness.
• Strong influencing skills to diplomatically manage the response team through the sales strategy, document quality, and regulatory compliance of each proposal.
• PMP, CAPM, and/or APMP Foundation-level certification is preferred.
• English and French required
• Curious and adaptable to change, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.