$63,100–$101,200 Per Year
Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Budget Management, Business Strategy, Business Writing, Communication Skills, Content Development, Editing, English Language, Futures, Geography, Government, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, High School Diploma, Journalism, Knowledge Base, Management Strategy, Marketing, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Negotiation Skills, Persuasion Skills, Pharmacy, Project/Program Management, Proposal Development, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Request for Proposals (RFP), Retail, Sales, Sales Proposals, Strategic Planning, Team Lead/Manager, Time Management, Web Browsers, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
Proposal Writer
Address: 104 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05121-01104-2
Job ID 1817731BR
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Job Summary
Develops proposals in response to solicitations (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, etc.) from employers, government agencies, commercial healthcare organizations, pharma, and health systems across multiple lines of business as directed by manager.
Responsible for project management including attending strategy calls, developing timelines, coordinating assignments, content development, formatting drafts, obtaining approvals, and editing content. Ensures incorporation of project strategy, compliance with client and legal requirements, and proposal consistency and accuracy.
May manage multiple projects simultaneously while consistently meeting client deadlines and stakeholder expectations. Effectively communicates and partners with project stakeholders including the sales organization and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Ensures the accuracy and completeness of proposal content within required deadlines.
Partners with Subject Matter Experts to create content and ensure that updates to programs and services are accurately reflected in our knowledge base (RocketDocs). Edits assigned portions of proposal knowledge base in conjunction with SMEs during annual content review process.
Other responsibilities as aligned with Proposal Services function.
Job Responsibilities
- Ensures on-time completion of proposals across multiple business segments.
- Ensures accurate and timely follow-up in support of finalist negotiations.
- Works with the sales organization to establish strategy plans, kickoff calls, and other positioning discussions.
- Works with the sales organization, SMEs and team leadership to meet deadlines in both initial submittals and follow-up as needed.
About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree and at least one (1) year experience in Third Party sales proposal development and administration OR High School Diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience in Third Party sales proposal development and administration.
- Experience collaborating with both internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet company goals within budget and established timelines.
- Experience developing ways of accomplishing goals with little or no supervision, depending on oneself to complete objectives and determining when escalation of issues is necessary.
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
- Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in English, Marketing, Journalism, or Communications
- Healthcare Proposal Experience
- Demonstrated persuasive business writing skills
- Strong communication skills. Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, external consultants and contacts across all communication channels (email, MS Teams, telephone, face-to-face)
- Experience with project management including leading a team from strategy to submission, developing timelines, coordinating assignments, obtaining approvals, and managing drafts and reviews.
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits
Salary Range: $63100 - $101200 / Salaried
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Walgreen Co
Founded over a century ago in 1901, we have a rich and colorful history of continuous improvement and innovation at Walgreens. From inventing the world’s first chocolate malted milkshake to the creation of one of the most popular and sophisticated mobile applications in retail shopping today, we have transformed ourselves into a leader within the retail and drug industry.
Walgreens, one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., the first global pharmacy-led, health well being enterprise.
At Walgreens you'll find a team positively energized by the unique talents, ideas, experiences and aspirations of every individual. In other words, you can be your authentic self in our stores, offices and other workplaces, and be comfortable and confident that what matters most here is doing your best to make health and well-being within reach for everyone on a daily basis.
Walgreens has a proud legacy of valuing diversity and fostering inclusion more than 100 years-strong, and we're still living that commitment. We intend to be recognized as a “Next Practices” company for diversity and inclusion – one whose cultures, people, perspectives and workplaces reflect the current and future customers we serve while delivering superior business performance.
Walgreens has over 9,500 stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
10,000 employees or more
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