Bilingual Proposal Consultant

7 months ago


Montréal, Canada Manulife Full time

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

**Working Arrangement**

Hybrid

The Proposal Consultant is responsible for monitoring Group Benefits' presale process and the quality of our output - continually recommending efficiencies to optimize our success and working collaboratively with a team of Proposal Consultants. Monitoring also includes identifying industry trends and bringing them to the attention of senior management and the product development team within Group Benefits.

**The opportunity
**As the Proposal Consultant, you will be responsible for the following:

- Successfully managing and responding to Group Benefits RFXs which include consultant and procurement-driven proposal requests, and delivering within client instructions and required deadlines
- Working collaboratively within a group of Proposal and Shortlist Consultants and using each other’s knowledge and skills to reach our common goal to win and retain business in Group Benefits
- Delivering regular project management status updates to Winning and Retaining Team
- Monitoring and refining the RFP process to ensure ongoing efficiencies and improvements

**How will you create impact?**

The Proposal Consultant will report to the Proposal Manager of the Winning and Retaining Team, Group Benefits. This role will be responsible for the execution and delivery of proposals across Canada that impact our ability to win new business and retain existing business.

**What motivates you?**
- You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
- You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
- You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
- You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
- You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
- You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

**What we are looking for**
- Excellent written and oral skills
- College or University education within a Marketing or Communications field, or related industry experience/knowledge
- 3-5+ years of experience minimum, working within a sales and marketing business development role, preferably with RFPs and presentations/shortlists
- Experience using RFP software (i.e. Loopio, Qvidian) as well as other software (i.e. Seismic, PowerBI, Smartsheet) a strong asset
- Excellent planning and project management skills with a proven ability to complete large/complex concurrent projects within tight timeframes
- Solid understanding of group benefits or health and wellness industries a huge asset
- Strong technical skills using MS Suite (particularly PowerPoint and Excel) and Acrobat products
- Self-starter, proactive, innovative thinking with a keen eye for results and driven by quality
- Must be able to work well independently as well as within a team setting
- Demonstrated negotiation skills and conflict resolution skills - one on one and in group setting
- Excellent ability to self-manage to meet timelines of multiple priorities
- Relationship-oriented; must be comfortable working with a wide range of individuals at different levels, managing across, up and down.

**What can we offer you?**
- A competitive salary and benefits packages.
- A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
- A focus on growing your career path with us.
- Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities.

**Our dedication to you**
- Values-first culture
We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
- Boundless opportunity
We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
- Continuous innovation
We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
- Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
- Championing Corporate Citizenship
We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.

**About Manulife and John Hancock**

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset manag



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