Manager, Proposal Development

The Bids and Proposals Manager leads a team responsible for the preparation, coordination, and submission of complex, high-value proposals to government and commercial customers within the aerospace and defense sector. This individual will serve as the central point of contact for proposal efforts, ensuring that all bids are compliant, compelling, and aligned with EBAD’s strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Lead a team of Proposal Development Engineers in the development and delivery of compliant, high-quality proposals in response to RFPs/RFQs and other customer solicitations.
• Responsible for driving our culture across the Bids and Proposal team from our people leader talent expectations to driving continuous improvement through problem solving and kaizen.
• Build a high performing team to accelerate business performance and growth by hiring, engaging and retaining talent. Engage in high-quality talent & performance management activities, including goal setting, tag-ups, performance reviews, career conversations, and development planning.
• Ensure the Bids and Proposals team remains on-track through a disciplined operating cadence. Apply and coach daily visual management to empower the team to solve problems anchored in Gemba-based evidence, prioritized with 80/20 principles, and to act with urgency. Identify opportunities to leverage Kaizen to achieve breakthrough results.
• Manage all phases of the proposal value stream, from opportunity assessment through cost estimation / basis of estimate development, volumes / writeup generation, management approvals, final submission and post-submission clarifications.
• Coordinate with leadership across the organization to align on internal processes, reviews, and escalations (Business Development, Engineering, Program Management, Contracts, Finance, and Operations).
• Oversee proposal teams’ schedules, outlines, cost/pricing data, compliance matrices, and content plans to ensure timely and accurate submissions.
• Support training, process development, and tools for the Bids & Proposals team.