Lead Proposal Specialist

About Supply Core:

Supply Core is a Certified Small Business federal contractor to the Department of Defense (DoD) and General Services Administration (GSA). We prioritize supporting our Military, allies, and Government customers worldwide. In partnership with our expansive supply chain, we provide products and services that enable our customers to complete their mission and sustain readiness anywhere.

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The Lead Proposal Specialist is an experienced proposal professional responsible for independently managing the day-to-day execution of federal RFx responses. Reporting to the BD & Proposal Manager, this role owns proposal execution from start to finish, including developing and maintaining compliance matrices, drafting and editing proposal volumes, leading RFIs, Sources Sought, and Market Research responses, coordinating color team reviews, and maintaining the proposal content library.

This position is focused on bidding and winning federal contracts and is not a sales role.

• Independently lead assigned proposal efforts across the Shipley lifecycle (Proposal Planning → Development → Review → Submission).
• Thoroughly review and interpret RFPs and related solicitation documents toidentifyrequirements, evaluation criteria, deliverables, submission instructions, and deadlines; build and own the compliance/requirements matrix and maintainit through submission.
• Track updates and amendments to active solicitations, post updates, prepare andsubmitquestions to the government during the Q&A/clarification period;monitor and incorporate government responses.
• Independently draft, write, edit, and own proposal content, ensuring persuasive, compliant, and customer-focused content align to solicitation requirements and the company style guide.
• Independently manage the RFI/ Sources Sought/ Market Research process end-to-end, coordinating with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and preparing andsubmittingwritten responses.
• Own final production and submission activities, ensuring all proposal volumesmeetformatting, page-count, and submission requirements and are accurate, complete, and submission-ready.

• Schedule and coordinatecolor team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) around team schedules, applying Shipley best practices andconsolidatingreviewer feedback into proposal drafts.
• Monitor SAM.gov, Gov Win, and related portals toidentifynew solicitation opportunities
• Participate in strategy discussions and pre-RFP business development efforts, ensuring win strategies and themes are effectively carried through into written content.
• Assist with post-submission debriefs and lessons learned, applying insights to strengthen future proposals.

• Own andmaintainthe proposal content library, including boilerplate, reusable content, past performance, resumes/templates, graphics, etc. and lead content-refresh initiatives with SMEs.
• Maintain Share Point /Teams folder structures, file-naming standards, and document version control to ensuresubmissionreadiness.
• Coordinate with SMEs and stakeholders to gather inputs,maintain accountability to deadlines, and keep proposal efforts moving.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and mentorship to team members, and support proposal-related training and work instructions.
• Provide support to the RFQ and other transactional/one-off bid processes as needed, coordinating with suppliers to prepare andsubmitresponses.

• 5+ years of proposal experience, with a strong understanding of government contracting and solicitation requirements;
  Federal or DoD experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree…