Bilingual Proposal Consultant, Group Benefits

2 weeks ago


Waterloo, 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 Bilingual 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 Bilingual Proposal Consultant, you will be responsible for the following:

- Successfully leading 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 demonstrating 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 Bilingual 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**
- Fully bilingual in both English and French, 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 execute 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.

**About John Hancock and Manulife**

**Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer**

**Salary & Benefits**

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short



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