Company Overview
At Motorola Solutions we believe that everything starts with our people. Were a global close-knit community united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike enabling the coordination thats critical for safer communities safer schools safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters and help us build a safer future.
Department Overview
The Commercial Operations group oversees all ANZ Presales activities including commercial management customer quotation price list management and bid and proposal management.
Within that group the Presales team has a position available for a Presales Business Manager. This role is responsible for managing small to large proposals and bids (in accordance with our ANZ proposal management procedures). This
includes development of bids solicited and unsolicited proposals quotes pricing and renewals.
This role has responsibility for coordinating collating and completing responses and managing the cross-functional teams which support those responses. It is also within the scope of this role to identify and cost Motorola Solutions and third-party labour.
Job Description
- Manage a dynamic workload of simultaneous proposals
- Assess and communicate customer requirements for inclusion in solution and implementation planning
- Create/coordinate customer proposal documents such as: Statement of Work Bill of Materials Implementation Plan Delivery Schedule Risk Register
- Develop and use standardised documents such as templates and agreements to the extent possible
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with sales solutions managers and internal customers
- Regular progress reports and ability to escalate issues as appropriate
- Work closely with Account Manager to determine pricing strategy and work with pricing team to prepare customer price schedule.
- Ensure proper documentation and sign-off from appropriate internal approvers complying with relevant internal approval guidelines (i.e. EBCR Apttus).
- Manage proposal schedules and tasks including as required:
- Deadline document and people management
- Coordinating meetings actions and minutes
- Estimating Motorola Solutions and third-party labour and services for quotation including schedule work breakdown resources risk budget and third party providers
- Coordinating internal business approvals and reviews
- Ensuring that all response requirements are met
- Conduct project post-mortem analysis to capture lessons learned for the benefits of future
Basic Requirements
Education & Qualifications
- Tertiary qualifications are required. Qualifications in Business Engineering Information Technology or a related discipline are highly desirable
- Successful applicants will be required to pass a police security clearance.
Professional Experience
Essential:
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Great written and oral communication skills
- Good ICT skills
- Ability to deliver to a fixed date
- Bid management experience preferred
- At least 2-3 years experience in a role involving strategy planning project coordination proposal development or in a related role
- Prior experience of project coordination and management proposal management service management engineering management sales product planning or development business development/ strategy or enterprise service delivery
Desirable:
- Radio / Telecommunications / Information Technology / Engineering experience
- At least 2-3 years experience in a role involving strategy planning project coordination proposal development or in a related role
- Prior experience of project coordination and management proposal management service management engineering management sales product planning or development business development/ strategy or enterprise service delivery
Travel Requirements
None
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced
Referral Payment Plan
No
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion or belief sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.
We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If youd like to join our team but feel that you dont quite meet all of the preferred skills wed still love to hear why you think youd be a great addition to our team.
Required Experience:
Manager