Capture Manager

As the Capture Manager, you will be responsible for the capture and development of new business and expansion of existing contracts in the Government Services Industry for Global Services and Solutions. You will represent a vital role in the Business Development group’s activities, assisting in all aspects of developing and executing strategic initiatives working in collaboration with our business units and business support functions (finance, contracts, pricing, proposals, etc.). You will be able to provide leadership of our capture team, developing of a winning strategy, teaming strategy and execution, value proposition development, competitive analysis, proposal writing and overall responsibility for positioning to be a successful bidder.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Drives opportunity from the capture decision to the contract award. Formulates, communicates, and implements integrated capture strategy, pricing, teaming, competitive intelligence / analysis, client relations, and technical solutions / concept development.
• Supports overall strategic planning and capture activities. Responsible for specific capture activities such as win strategy, technical approach, teaming, competitive analysis, and contributing to pricing strategy.
• Identifies and implements business development projects relating to new industries, technologies, or services.
• Shapes Requests for Proposals (RFP), determines and enhances customer intimacy, and identifies strengths and weaknesses of the organization in pursuit of the opportunity.
• Identifies the need or benefits of teaming partners and the associated ethical oversight of required agreements; fosters solid relationships and partnerships with key prime contractor organizations and subcontractors on existing and new programs.
• Drafts and coordinates with Contracts and Legal departments Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Teaming Agreements (TA) with all potential and existing business partners.
• Briefs new opportunities to all levels of corporate staff to obtain approval to proceed/bid opportunity and for bid and proposal (B&P) funding and resources (Gate Process).
• Understands and develops pricing strategies based on competitive analysis and PtW concepts.
• Responsible for managing B&P budget to ensure opportunity does not exceed approved budget.
• Develops Concept of Operations (CONOPs) and solutions for Business Opportunity requirements that can be used for BOE development and execution.
• Ability to communicate Opportunity Capture Status to all levels of corporate staff. capture status to ELT at specified milestones in the capture process (Gate Process).
• Identifies leads and new business opportunities by leveraging past relationships and accounts.
• Establishes, maintains, and grows relationships with current and potential customers.
• Manages an opportunity pipeline and ensures pursuit opportunities are updated and current in Salesforce.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.
• 5 years of DoD experience in combined Capture Management, Business Development, and Program Management experience.
• Experience working Engineering Services, Operations and Maintenance, Logistics, Base Operations and other related services.
• Experience supporting a diverse set of customers to include Army, Air Force, Navy (DoD), DoS, DHS, IC and DoJ.
• Demonstrated ability to lead project teams, work cross functionally, and think both critically and strategically.
• Shipley training (or similar) in a related field (PtW, Business Development, Proposals and Capture).
• Experience using Salesforce, or a similar CRM system for pipeline data and analytics.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Strong strategic networking skills across the services industry and with government and commercial entities.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Excellent customer-facing skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills coupled with the ability to establish and maintain productive customer and industry participant networks.
• Efficiency in the use of Microsoft and Adobe products.
• High level of energy, enthusiasm, and flexibility.
• Highly functional working independently, as a team leader and as a team player.
• A motivated Self Starter with the drive to successfully complete tasks with rigor.

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Certification as a Project Management Professional is a plus.

TRAVEL: up to 50%

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Must have the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance. Top Secret is preferred.