Manager, Publications and Proposals

S3, Inc. is a rapidly growing woman owned small business founded in 1991, headquartered in Huntsville, AL, that provides technical, programmatic, and logistic services to U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. Government agencies, and Partner Nation militaries, co-located with Government requirements. The S3, Inc. staff is 70% veterans. The company operates under an ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System.

S3, Inc. has wholly owned subsidiaries that expand the customer base and increase our annual growth rate: KBFS – provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to Government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications; S3I – provides OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training; S3 Arabia (S3A), a subsidiary of S3I operates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and GLSS – provides SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance.

S3, Inc. and subsidiaries are recruiting to expand and develop Corporate Operations to staff for contract growth and are approaching 1000 employees. At S3, Inc. we're proud to offer above industry standard benefits and encourage our team members to build a fulfilling career with our mission-focused leadership. Come work with us and let's build something great together!

S3, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Publications and Proposal Manager to provide senior leadership to our corporate publications and proposal team at our HQ in Cummings Research Park, Huntsville, AL., for Proposal Process for Process Improvement, management through metrics, servant leadership through doing, and minimized management through Proactive, Positive, Progress Oriented Management.

Description

The Publications and Proposal Manager leads the Publications Department, develops winning proposals on time, and assists with all other Publications Office tasks and has Quality Control over all products. The Publications products include proposals, advertisements, marketing booths, and corporate demos. The PPM leads the Proposal Team efforts for “must win” opportunities, re-competes and other strategic efforts. The PPM leads all color reviews and lead the Proposal Team efforts for “must win” opportunities, re-competes and other strategic efforts.

Responsibilities

• Assigns other BPA, IDIQ, and Task Order proposal efforts to other Proposal Managers and Coordinators and provides close supervision of response production to all Government Requests for Information, Sources Sought, and record proposals developed by the S3 Publications Department.
• Interfaces closely with Senior Leadership, Corporate Business Developers, and Capture Managers to support Corporate Strategy and Business Plans.
• Leads proposal team efforts for their entire cycle from assisting Business Development concepts through contract award.
• Leads the Corporate Publications and Proposal Section assigning and supervising workload of subordinates, as well as training, mentoring and evaluating each assigned subordinate in his or her prescribed duties and tasks.
• Manages, organizes, and leads proposal teams by performing the development, preparation, coordination, outline, schedule and submission of all proposals and other government responses within their prescribed timelines; ensures quality control throughout the process. Assists in proposal text writing, creating meaningful graphics, proof-reading proposals, and assembling written and electronic proposals for delivery.
• Administers the S3 proposal Sharepoint (One Team) site for proposal efforts and maintains configuration control of government and S3 documents.
• Facilitates the proposal design process by training review teams, distributing documents, consolidating comments and ensuring comments are properly integrated into revised documents.
• Facilitates communications among S3 organizations involved in proposal development, as well as requests teammate input and sustains continuous communications IAW the Capture Manager's teaming assignments and as briefed in proposal kickoff meetings and tag-ups.
• Captures and perform continuous improvement on proposal metrics IAW S3 policies.
• Support Senior Leader meetings with historical, current and projected proposal data.
• Supports all marketing BD marketing efforts and conferences with exhibits, sales materials, and sponsorships.
  
  

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Journalism, English, Business Administration or Computer Science or 4 years proposal development experience in lieu of the degree.
• 15 years of DOD work experience with a Bachelors or 19 years of DOD experience with a high school diploma or GED; 10 of those years must be with developing written products such as training, quotes, and proposals and 10 years serving in supervisory positions (civilian/military).
• On a of 1-5 scale, at least a 4 working with Microsoft Office tools, Adobe, and Microsoft Project and have outstanding verbal and written communications skills.
• On a 1-5 scale, at least a 4 in developing Microsoft Project schedules.
• On a 1-5 scale, at least a 4 in developing SharePoint based programs such as OneTeam.
• On a 1-5 scale, at least a 4 in experience to multi-task, manage multiple proposal efforts simultaneously, and remain composed under the pressure of competing demands and multiple deadlines.
• Must be able to lead and delegate, work independently, and function well within the team as well as set the proper example for subordinates.
• Must be willing to occasionally work alternate schedules and additional hours as demanded by required product schedules.
• Resume documentation of formal training in capture and proposal processes, creative writing, and computer science is desired.
• Active Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain clearance.
  
  

Systems Studies and Simulation, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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