Proposal Manager - Minnetonka, MN - Full-time / Part-time

Great sales are the result of strong purpose, conviction and pride - pride in your ability and your product. UnitedHealth Group offers a portfolio of products that are greatly improving the life of others. Bring along your passion and do your life's best work.(sm)

The proposal manager leads and manages UnitedHealthcare Community & State (C&S) proposals throughout the entire development process from pre-RFP preparation through submission.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Coordinate proposal development activities including working with national senior leaders, health plan leaders, proposal writers and SMEs to draft proposals for new and existing State partners


• Review RFP and related documents furnished by the procuring agency; analyze to understand and capture specific operational, administrative and proposal requirements


• Lead staff effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, and complex environment


• Distribute work assignments to proposal team members; set team member expectations; review work; provide feedback and ensure that final product meets C&S standards and RFP requirements


• Plan and facilitate team meetings associated with the project, including kickoff and orientation, SME training, proposal review meetings and other miscellaneous status/decision-making meetings


• Contribute ideas regarding business solutions based on own ideas, experience and research


• Ensure final document is compliant with RFP requirements, including all direct, derived and implied requirements; ensure that work by the team is completed according to defined deadlines


• Collaborate with the proposal production team to address proposal layout and publishing issues, and to provide concepts for creating supporting graphics for proposals


• Serve as the primary contact between C&S and the agency procurement officer during the procurement


• Lead and/or facilitate final proposal production efforts, including printing, assembly, quality assurance, packaging and shipment

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience leading and developing proposals and responses to RFP requests


• 3+ years of related business experience in composition/preparation of proposal content, business analysis, market research and operational planning


• 3+ years project team lead experience with ability to mentor and coach team members


• Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication, negotiation, critical thinking, analytical and decision-making skills


• Ability to managing a variety of complex projects while driving momentum and outcomes on key projects and business objectives


• Organizational and personal influencing skills - create, build and maintain relationships that enhance the performance of the business, including those outside direct control; obtain commitments from individuals or groups to ensure organization's success; ability to influence individuals at all levels of the organization


• Exhibit strong relationships with internal customers to produce high-quality work; focus on understanding the needs of the customer and manages to the customer's expectations


• Strong organizational, planning, coordination and project management skills; complete multiple projects under extremely tight time frames with little to no supervision


• Demonstrate initiative and a strategic business focus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree


• 7+ years of experience in professional and management roles within a health care administration or health care payer environment


• Medicaid and healthcare experience

Careers at UnitedHealthcare Community & State. Challenge brings out the best in us. It also attracts the best. That's why you'll find some of the most amazingly talented people in health care here. We serve the health care needs of low income adults and children with debilitating illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and high-risk pregnancy. Our holistic, outcomes-based approach considers social, behavioral, economic, physical and environmental factors. Join us. Work with proactive health care, community and government partners to heal health care and create positive change for those who need it most. This is the place to do your life's best work.SM

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

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