Proposal Writer - Defense
Core
Create strategic, compliant, and persuasive responses to RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and executive proposals for enterprise buyers in supply chain and retail technology.
Role type
Senior IC proposal writer (enterprise SaaS)
Builds
Winning proposals and presentations for multi-million-dollar enterprise pursuits
Domain
Supply chain planning, retail technology, enterprise SaaS
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Proposal writing, storytelling, project management, technical synthesis, executive communication, cross-functional coordination
Preferred skills
Proposal management tools (Loopio, RFPIO, SharePoint, Salesforce), IPO-stage/PE-backed org experience, supply chain/AI/ML domain knowledge, process automation
Technologies
Loopio, RFPIO, SharePoint, Salesforce
Responsibilities
Lead development of strategic responses to RFPs/RFIs/RFQs; Partner with Sales Leaders to shape deal strategy; Translate technical inputs into benefit-driven content; Drive proposal timelines and coordinate contributors; Maintain content library and reusable assets; Optimize proposal processes and AI-assisted content generation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC