Position Overview:

Under the direction of the Global Marketing Director, the Marketing & Request for Proposal (RFP) Specialist, is someone who will work directly with the commercial sales team and other cross-functional leaders to produce the highest quality proposal materials in accordance with company policies and procedures. This position will enhance the efficiency of the sales effort to create a customized proposal that will result in increased revenue. Under the direction of the Global Marketing Director, the RFP & Marketing Specialist's responsibilities include the generation of persuasive and compliant proposal copy and management of existing and new proposal assets. This position's scope work also includes supporting US commercial campaigns and CRM digital marketing efforts.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in proposal management and digital marketing concepts. This person will have expertise working within cross-functional teams, albeit non-supervisory and can demonstrate experience in creating persuasive and compelling content that will clearly differentiate the Matrix brand from the competition.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as project manager of proposal efforts, including: lead kick off meeting to define expectations, identify tasks and assign responsibilities, and develop production schedule; complete tasks and assigned responsibilities, and adhere to proposal schedule; draft/edit content; schedule reviews; final submittal production and delivery
• Responsible for meeting RFP requirements, ensuring content is compliant, visually compelling and clear, and adheres to brand standards
• Work with the creative team on the production of the RFPs and digital marketing assets
• Maintain, create, and enhance processes for maintaining up-to-date RFP content, including creating new content
• Monitor proposals to ensure compliance with existing contracts or related agreements
• Analyze proposal results, i.e. reasons for won or lost, and identify areas for improvement
• Assist with the execution and analysis of email marketing campaigns within Microsoft Dynamics
• Create tools that help support our vertical sales teams, including sales kits or templates for channels of focus such as hospitality, athletics/performance, and/or medical
• Maintain and frequently update Matrix PowerPoint library
• Under the direction of the global marketing director for the commercial channel, assist with content marketing, channel marketing campaigns, and all other marketing support projects as assigned
• Other projects as needed

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications or related field required

Experience:

• Two or more years of RFP writing experience
• Experience building and nurturing internal and external relationships
• Experience in executing marketing strategies and programs, including working within predefined brand standards
• Experience working with databases or CRM platforms and executing marketing automation campaigns that touch multiple web, e-mail and CRM technologies
• B2B marketing preferred

Other Requirements:

• Skilled in project management with 100% follow-through and the ability to execute on multiple projects simultaneously
• Professional communication (written and verbal), organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Highly effective working in a team environment
• Ability to influence and manage cross functional team support
• Ability to execute responsibilities and delegate and manage tasks that are timely and accurate
• Problem solving skills with ability to maintain optimism when encountering hurdles

Skills:

You must clearly demonstrate the following qualities:

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Strong sense of initiative and a sense of urgency, demonstrated by accomplishing tasks; improving current work processes; and assisting others when necessary
• Unwavering attention to detail and commitment to world-class quality
• Ability to embrace deadlines
• Able to project a positive and professional demeanor to all internal and external contacts
• Friendly personality and people skills
• Excellent communication and follow-through
• Be a self-starter with strong problem-solving abilities
• Work well individually and with teams

Benefits:

We offer an excellent compensation package and team-oriented work environment with growth opportunities.

Some of our outstanding benefits include:

• Health & Dental Insurance
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off benefits
• Free access to our state-of-the-art onsite workout facility
• Product discounts
• Wellness programs

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