Job description

A few words about Flowbird…

As a world leader in urban mobility solutions we are the trusted partner of cities, private operators and authority bodies in over 4,000 cities and 80 countries. With almost 1,300 employees within the group, we are proud to improve the daily lives of over 100 million citizens every week. By joining us, you can also imagine the future of urban mobility for a greener world; parking, public transport, electric vehicle charging, payment and mobile applications.

To meet the challenges ahead, we are looking for the talents of today and tomorrow. Joining us means evolving in an international, technological and innovative environment.

Flowbird USA is looking to grow our team and has an exciting opportunity for a Proposal Writer in Moorestown, NJ.

Responsibilities:
Proposal Preparation

• Coordinate all activities needed to prepare and submit proposals, following the established company proposal development processes and procedures.
• Ensure that RFPs are assessed and responded to on time and to the quality expected, in accordance with the company’s proposal development process.
• Create RFP summaries and proposal outlines based on RFP documents.
• Distribute RFP documents and any updates to the proposal team.
• Liaise and work with the relevant departments across the business as required to gain the subject matter expert input required for each proposal.
• Write proposal content while incorporating information from source documents such as technical specifications, procedure and policy documents, and other sources of information, previous proposals as well as inputs from others. This includes editing the document for clarity, grammar, spelling, flow, style and consistent use of terms, titles, etc.
• Complete all required forms that will be included with a proposal.
• Ensure all RFP clarifications are assessed and responded to pro-actively during the RFP lifecycle.
• Produce, package and ship/send printed and digital copies of proposals, in accordance with the RFP instructions, ensuring on-time delivery.
• Properly file/archive proposals and the related proposal preparation files in accordance with established practices.
• Update the bid library, to include the required content for future bids and keep this library up to date. This includes collecting information, developing and maintaining company customer profiles/reference contacts for inclusion in proposals.
• Maintain and update company performance statistics and other relevant metrics for inclusion in proposals.

Other technical document preparation:

• Collaborate with document requestors (e.g. sales, project management, support services, etc.) to define the scope and content of the requested document.
• Liaise and work with the relevant departments across the business as required to gain the subject matter expert input required for each document.
• Write document content while incorporating information from source documents such as technical specifications, procedure and policy documents, and other sources of information. This includes editing the document for clarity, grammar, spelling, flow, style and consistent use of terms, titles, etc.
• Manage the review of the document by the relevant subject matter experts and obtain their approval before finalizing the document.
• Prepare the document for publication and publish, as may be required.

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred
• Google Suite, especially Google Docs
• Adobe Acrobat
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
• Proven experience and success as a proposal writer or a technical writer.
• Demonstrated capability to effectively communicate with end-customers.
• Preferable, but not essential background in the mass transit and/or parking market.
• General knowledge and understanding of Business to Government (B2G) formal tendering processes, specifically as applied to local and state government organizations.

Core Skills:

• Superior writing, grammar and vocabulary skills
• Good general knowledge of information technology concepts and systems
• Expert editorial (editing) skills
• Demonstrated pre-planned and structured approach to completing assignments
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Other: The position is based out of either Flowbird’s Moorestown, New Jersey office, or Clearwater, Florida office. Occasional travel required for trade shows, sales meetings and customer presentations.

Reports to:

• Senior Vice President of Sales

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Flowbird is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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