Job Description

Proposal Support Senior Advisor

Provides subject matter expertise and resolving complex proposal issues, representing the next level of review.  Provides expert content on complex Proposal support assignments/projects. Responsible for developing standard home delivery proposals responses and processes, designed to win new and retain existing business for integrated, new & custom home delivery opportunities.  Participates on team projects to complete large group and custom proposals. Participates in sales strategy meetings with the sales, underwriting, marketing, and operations departments. Develops pre-sales contract strategies and works closely with marketing, sales, and business management teams to structure proposals/contracts/bid documents. Participates in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, systems, and quality review processes for the entire department. Provides and coordinates client presentations. Exercises considerable creativity, foresight, and judgment in conceiving, planning, and delivering initiatives. Uses deep professional knowledge and acumen to advise functional leaders. Focuses on providing thought leadership within Proposal Support but works on broader projects, which require understanding of wider business. Recognized internally as a subject matter expert.

Location:

Candidates who reside within 50 miles of the following office locations will be designated as hybrid: Orlando, FL, Temple, AZ, Whitestown, IN, Memphis, TN, St. Louis, MO

What You’ll Do:

• Provides expert content/professional leadership on complex RFPs and/or Contracts .
• Ability to work with multiple cross-functional partners
• Coordinates with Sales, Underwriting, and Account Management to standardize contract language and/or Performance Guarantees where appropriate
• Coordinates with Home Delivery Operations to vet and align on non-standard requirements and/or performance guarantees
• Negotiates with Sales, Underwriting, and Account Management recommended business requirements and/or performance guarantees when non-standard
• Exercises considerable creativity, foresight, and judgment in conceiving, planning, and delivering initiatives.
• Uses deep professional knowledge and acumen to advise functional leaders.
• Focuses on providing thought leadership within Proposal Support but works on broader projects, which require understanding of wider business.
• Recognized internally as a subject matter expert.

What You’ll Need:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.  Bachelor’s degree or Master degree preferred
• Home delivery experience preferred
• Ability to manage timelines, execute and create project plan, communicate to stakeholders, troubleshoot issues, and manage deliverables
• Knowledge of Home Delivery systems & processes required.
• Prior experience managing RFP and contract responses and negotiating recommended responses where non-standard preferred
• Ability to work and build partnerships cross- functionally to proactively communicate and to resolve issues and escalations with the highest sense of urgency.
• Strong organizational skills, detail oriented, business savvy, resourceful and risk management are essential skills.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint) skills required.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication as well as, presentation strongly preferred. 
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills highly preferred.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 96,000 - 160,000 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here .

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.

Job Tags

Contract work, Local area, Remote work, Work from home,

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