Business Development Associate

About the role

A role owning proposal work and business development activity, from assembling bid content to coordinating sales staff, budgets and compliance for product and technology offerings.

What you will do

• Run the proposal process from initial team review through to submission
• Gather the resources and support needed to build bid content that meets RFP requirements
• Coordinate sales staff activity, maintain the CRM and help produce marketing and advertising material
• Work with finance to open and manage charge numbers for proposal work
• Create and track office and program budgets, and manage staff including interviews and mentoring

What they look for

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent education, training and experience
• Ten years of experience in proposal development and managing business development activity
• At least five years working in the robotics industry
• Knowledge of government proposal and program rules, international procurement and US regulatory requirements
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to a quarter of the time

Nice to have

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Comfort in a fast-growing organisation with shifting requirements and targets
• Self-motivation with solid problem solving and multitasking
• Ability to inspire and motivate people and to champion change