Job Description

Description:
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. Be More Than You Can Imagine.

Lockheed Martin is seeking a motivated leader to be a Proposal Manager (Individual Contributor) located in Palmdale, CA, as part of a dynamic and hard-working team.

The Lockheed Martin Aeronautics New Business Competitive Proposal operations team provides support to complex, strategic proposal efforts for designing, developing, producing and sustaining aerospace and defense platforms for the U.S. and allied militaries.

The candidate must successfully perform proposal lifecycle activities specializing in proposal management tasks to include, but not limited to:

Work with all levels of the proposal team to develop and prepare high-quality, compliant and compelling proposals

Partner with Capture Managers, Business Development, Engineering, Finance, Facilities and other organizations to identify the proposal team and facilities resources

Responsible for configuration management of the proposal artifacts utilizing Microsoft SharePoint.

Review, shredding/bursting/parsing, and analyzing White Papers, RFIs, RFPs, BAAs, and Task Order requirements

Develop and complete compliance matrices

Develop and maintain proposal schedules, and driving the proposal team adherence to the schedule

Pull together Kick-off meetings and materials, and presenting at the Kick-off.

Lead Daily Stand-up status meetings and tracking action items

Track and report status of proposal sections to include monitoring proposal content for accuracy, consistency and compliance.

Anticipate and identify potential issues to schedule and resources.

Develop mitigation plan for potential issues.

Lead proposal color reviews (Pink & Red Teams) to include scheduling, organizing, facilitating, inviting, review preparation and conduct, and supporting comment summation, adjudication, and final inclusion.

Demonstrate proposal process expertise and ability to tailor as appropriate.

Guide proposal team members on proposal processes.

Lead proposal teams in post-submittal activities such as Evaluation Notices (EN), Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs), orals, lessons learned, etc.

Support development of the Win Strategy and Capture Plan to include the Customer Value Proposition, and generation of substantiated key messages and discriminators.

Ensure key messages are flowed down to and captured in the proposal.

Ensure Proposal Development Center (PDC) work spaces are well-maintained for the proposal teams. Daily oversight and maintenance of your assigned PDC room.

Support special projects and complete other responsibilities association with the position as may be appropriate such as event planning, preparation of marketing or business development materials.

Ability to work overtime as needed.

The selected candidate must be able to travel as required as this position can require substantial travel.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

A level 4 employee Typically has 9 - 15 years of professional experience.

Whats In It For You
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
Medical
Dental
401k
Paid time off
Work/life balance
Career development
Mentorship opportunities
Rewards & recognition

Learn more about Lockheed Martins comprehensive benefits package here.

This position is in Palmdale, CA Discover Palmdale.
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum of 6 years' experience as a Proposal Manager leading competitive proposals for the US and/or foreign government pursuits
Experience in the competitive proposal processes (Lockheed Martin, LM Aeronautics, Shipley or other)
Experience with the DoD Acquisition process
Team leadership experience
Desired Skills:
Bachelors degree in a technical field and/or in Project Management
Project Management experience
Exceptional people skills to work in a dynamic service-driven organization
Superior verbal, listening and written communication skills
Strong writing ability with experience in developing content for technical, management, past performance, resume proposal sections
Able to remain calm under pressure
Experience performing tasks that require organizational skills and attention to detail
Experience multi-tasking, such as managing multiple projects
Experience working independently and with diverse groups of people
APMP, Shipley, and/or PMP Certifications
Lean / Six Sigma / Black Belt / Green Belt Certifications
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe Acrobat and SharePoint Other Important Information You Should Know Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per weekSecurity Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.Clearance Level: Secret Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. Theyre dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martins vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.Experience Level: Experienced ProfessionalBusiness Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANYRelocation Available: PossibleCareer Area: Business Development Type: Full-Time Shift: First