Proposal Manager

Description

CenCore is seeking a Proposal Manager to lead the development of high-quality, compliant proposals for federal and defense opportunities. Reporting to the Director of Proposal Operations, you will manage proposals from kickoff to submission and coordinate capture, technical, pricing, contracts, and teaming partner contributors. Your work helps strengthen CenCore's win rate across a growing pipeline of work that supports national security missions. This is a remote, full-time role covering a range of opportunity types, including RFPs, RFQs, sources sought notices, and RFIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full proposal lifecycle for federal and DoD opportunities, including RFPs, RFQs, sources sought notices, and RFIs.
• Analyze solicitations and build compliance matrices, proposal outlines, and proposal schedules.
• Lead kickoff meetings, status calls, and color team reviews (Pink, Red, and Gold).
• Coordinate with capture managers, subject matter experts, pricing, contracts, and teaming partners to meet proposal deadlines.
• Write, edit, and refine technical, management, and past performance volumes.
• Ensure every submission is compliant, consistent, and delivered on time.
• Support teaming and subcontracting efforts, including gathering partner input and managing data calls.
• Manage proposal content in SharePoint and maintain a reusable content library.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement of proposal processes.