Join a growing, fast-paced, and high-performance account management team at AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Formulating and executing strategy, pipeline development, and other activities to win new business within the DoD account
Must have experience supporting U.S. Army accounts
Ensuring that AMERICAN SYSTEMS is viewed as a key partner within our target DoD market and helping position AMERICAN SYSTEMS favorably in the eyes of both the customer and teaming partners
Owning the development and execution of an account strategy and pipeline in coordination with the delivery leads
Ensuring that our DoD business development strategy is implemented, to include making recommendations for modifications when necessary
Identifying opportunities with high PWin potential, analyzing and qualifying opportunities, and working with our capture and delivery teams to win
Leading teams to develop and deliver on a pipeline of DoD opportunities that align to AMERICAN SYSTEMS’ Strategic Solutions of Enterprise IT, Test & Evaluation, Acquisition Lifecycle Support, Training, and Engineering & Analysis
Overseeing the development of customer stakeholder maps and execution of customer call plans for opportunities, assessing competitive landscape, and applying knowledge of leading competitors to foster the development and implementation of an effective and differentiated win strategy throughout the BD/opportunity lifecycle
Aiding in the negotiation of teaming agreements, contracts, and proposal development
Developing and briefing bid/no bid recommendations, pursuit and capture strategies for new business opportunities; and associated business cases for advancing opportunities that will grow the business base
Using strong client management skills, including the ability to develop and maintain lasting relationships with government and industry partners through daily interactions in our target DoD market to gain valuable intelligence and insights and subsequently position AMERICAN SYSTEMS as a trusted partner to customers
Managing responses to government market research inquiries (e.g. RFIs, Sources Sought Notices, etc.), attend industry events, and participate in thought leadership initiatives
Shaping acquisition strategies by leveraging client relationships, company capabilities and experience, partners, and contracting vehicles
Delivering presentations and communicating to internal and external audiences
Assisting the Capture Manager for large strategic bids ($50M to $200M+ in gross bookings) in the DoD account including development of solutions and win strategies; developing and executing capture plans based on established internal processes and tools; and advancement of proposal readiness.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required with a preference for scientific, engineering or business discipline; advanced degree highly desired
Previous operational or program management experience in DoD markets and understanding of the Commands, centers and PEOs
Prior experience in one or more key mission areas including systems and lifecycle engineering, cyber, IT, design, test and evaluation, training and modeling and simulation domains is desired
5-10 years of business development and/or capture experience with demonstrated success developing a qualified new business pipeline and winning new business
Strong familiarity with federal acquisition regulations and contract vehicles strongly preferred
Experience in leveraging streamlined, agile acquisition pathways to shape procurements
Demonstrated success in identifying, qualifying and helping organizations win contracts >$50M.
Preferred experience in congressional advocacy to shape legislation
Current Top Secret or higher security clearance is required
Ability to identify key growth areas and develop new business aligned with the company's growth strategy and campaigns
Ability to lead interdisciplinary teams with varying levels of experience
Knowledge of Government contracting and current acquisition trends and customer buying behaviors
Knowledge of competitors and ability to model competitor behaviors in the market
Ability to present and communicate effectively at senior levels
Problem solving & decision making
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Ability to leverage technology and tools related to Customer Relationship and Pipeline Management, Market Intelligence, Proposal Management and Business Analytics
Ability to manage customer relationships to maximize business opportunities
Inspires confidence in others and works constructively and calmly under stress and pressure
Ability to travel up to 25 percent of the time and as business dictates.
Benefits
healthcare benefits
paid leave
retirement plans
insurance programs
education and training assistance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
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