Senior Proposal Manager; Refrigeration

Job Title: Senior Proposal Manager

Location: Jacksonville, TX

Employment Type: Salaried direct employee

Industry: Data Center

Compensation: $110K salary target, up to $130K for ideal candidate

Schedule: M-F days

The Senior Proposal Manager leads the Application Engineering, Customer Care, Aftermarket Sales, and Proposal functions. This position serves as the primary technical and commercial resource supporting customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders across commercial refrigeration, industrial refrigeration, data center cooling, dry coolers, condensers, and heat transfer solutions.

• Lead and develop Application Engineering, Customer Care, and Aftermarket Sales teams.
• Manage technical proposal development, equipment selections, and commercial quotations.
• Support customers with product application guidance, system design recommendations, and technical solutions.
• Drive customer satisfaction through effective issue resolution and service excellence.
• Identify aftermarket sales opportunities including spare parts, upgrades, and retrofit solutions.
• Partner with Sales, Operations and Engineering, to deliver profitable solutions.
• Support strategic growth initiatives within commercial refrigeration, industrial refrigeration, and data center cooling markets.
• Establish departmental KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor team members and build organizational capability through coaching and development.

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider—we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related technical discipline.
• Min 7 years of experience in HVAC, refrigeration, heat transfer, thermal management, or related industries, that includes strong knowledge of thermodynamics, heat transfer, refrigeration systems, and cooling technologies.
• Min 3 years of leadership experience managing technical or customer‑facing teams.
• Min 3 years of experience with proposal development, application engineering, and customer support operations.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, Talent Rise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.