Bilingual Proposal Writer

Position: Bilingual Proposal Writer

Type: Full time, Permanent

Location: Brampton, ON / Montreal, QC

We are looking for an exceptional talent to join the Sales Operations Team as a Bilingual Proposal Writer. In this role you will support the Quebec Commercial Sales and National Commercial Team, coordinating, writing, and submitting RFP Responses and tenders in both French and English.

If you have a passion for writing, coordinating, working with talented co-workers and celebrating the successes of winning proposals this is a great opportunity for you. This role will be based out of our Montreal Sales Office or the Greater Toronto Area based on candidate geography.

Key Responsibilities

Highly skilled writing and composition capability-English and French- with proven experience in the Print, Marketing and Business Communications industry is an asset

Sales or Marketing experience would also be an asset for this role

Managing the creation of responses for Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Information (RFIs) and other Customer Questionnaire projects

Determining proposal response concepts and strategies by identifying and clarifying opportunities and client needs; studying/understanding RFP/RFI client documents and their associated deliverables; attending and participating in bid strategy meetings and developing and refining content for submissions

Developing project plans/timelines for Proposal deliverables based on prescribed RFP timelines

Meeting proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target milestone dates for information gathering, writing, review and approvals; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements and content with contributors and subject matter experts; maintaining proposal status information in databases; transmitting proposals through email and other automated procurement platforms

Creating proposals by assembling content including both “boiler-plate” and customized client specific technical content, writing, revising and editing drafts including executive summaries and other related materials

Gathering proposal information from subject matter experts where required

Obtaining approvals by reviewing proposals with key contributors, the commercial team and project managers

Identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals from initial go/no-go and throughout the proposal development process

Developing and refining content for current RFP submissions and for future submission opportunities

Maintaining quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; and maintaining proposal support and content databases.

Improving proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate; implementing changes to make improvements

Accomplishing organizational goals by accepting accountability in completing requests; exploring enhancement opportunities and adding value to job deliverables through a continuous improvement mindset

Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Strong and highly proficient verbal and written communication skills in both French and English

Print, marketing and business communications industry knowledge/experience

Proficiency in full suite of Microsoft Office programs including; Word, Excel, PowerPoint as well as Adobe, Visio and other related software applications

Familiarity with Microsoft D365, SharePoint and other archival software applications would be an asset

Graphic/word processing design skills

Technical writing/documentation

Proposal layout skills

Problem solving

Deadline-oriented

Process improvement focused

Coordination/Project Management skills

DCM will provide:

An exciting career path that continues to challenge and reward you year after year

A dynamic and engaging workplace that offers a wide range of solutions to our clients

A stable yet evolving organization with a reputation for exceeding our customers’ expectations

An environment that will foster personal and professional growth and the opportunity for you to succeed

Full-time employment with access to a wide variety of benefits such as: health and dental, personal well-being, vacation, retirement savings, and an employee share ownership program.

Data Communications Management Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity, employs and does not discriminate against all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other classification protected by applicable federal and provincial laws. We invite resumes from all qualified applicants. Should you require any accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process, please inform human resources so that we can ensure your equal participation.

DCM would like to thank all applicants, however only those candidates qualified will be contacted.