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By listening and staying curious, we create innovative vision benefits that are a joy to use.\nOur mission is to help people see life to the fullest-and our commitment goes beyond vision benefits. Our passionate employees proudly support the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, a leading not-for-profit organization with a 100% focus on eradicating the world’s vision crisis.\nEyeMed is part of EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of world-class vision care products, including iconic eyewear, advanced lens technology and cutting-edge digital solutions. Join our global community of over 200,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry. Discover more by following us on LinkedIn.\nJOB DESCRIPTION\nGENERAL FUNCTION\nLead writer and project manager in the response to EyeMed’s largest and most complex Requests for Proposals (RFPs). Provides consultative marketing and sales operations support to EyeMed’s Sales and Account Management teams, including proposal writing, project management, finalist presentation development and support of additional strategic marketing projects upon request. As a team leader, this position also provides peer coaching and development to a subset of proposal writers, performing ongoing peer reviews of their RFPs, assisting in troubleshooting RFP questions and issues and conducting ongoing developmental touch bases. \nMAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nOwns large case RFP responses with a primary focus on large strategic groups and complex commercial and government RFPs. These proposals are 100% customized to the client and require executive review. The RFP process includes:Works closely with EyeMed executive sales team to align on strategic positioning\nWorks across departments to strategize and gain alignment on unique client requests beyond our standards and develops strategic responses\nEnsures all responses meet legal requirements, are consistent with our brand positioning and tell a compelling story about EyeMed\nLeads the organization in all project deadlines, including internal review, RFP deadlines and timely detailed production\nProvides recommendations for network analyses and competitive positioning\nConducts post-project reviews of major RFP opportunities to identify best practices and issues to address for future opportunities\n\nProvides Team Leadership support through the following:Provides coaching and development for a subset of proposal writers\nAssists in delegation of workload among the team according to capacity and skill set\nResponsible for the training and onboarding of new specialists\nConducts periodic touch base meetings\nConducts peer reviews of RFPs to ensure competitive positioning matches strategy, accuracy in responses and editing for brand voice\nOwns key process improvement projects\n\nOwns overall management of RFP database - including:Developing best-in-class process for training, updating and quality assurance\nPursues continuous improvement of information - ensuring all answers are positioned competitively and support EyeMed’s brand position\n\nPeriodically assesses applicable sections to ensure data is up-to-date, and if not, proactively researches the information\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor’s Degree\n5+ years writing experience including strong persuasive writing skills\nStrong project management and organizational skills to manage schedules and deadlines\nDemonstrated success in problem solving, collaboration and communication\nDemonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, identify/address problems, and meet deadlines (highly organized)\nTechnical writing capabilities - strong writing skills including clear organization of thought and ability to verbalize detailed processes while adding creative marketing language\nComputer and Word Processing Skills (Microsoft Office programs)\nGrammatical/spelling accuracy essential\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nB2B Marketing/sales support experience\nDemonstrated cross-functional leadership experience\nPeer coaching and/or management experience\nThis posting is for an existing vacancy within our business. Employee pay is determined by multiple factors, including geography, experience, qualifications, skills and local minimum wage requirements. In addition, you may also be offered a competitive bonus and/or commission plan, which complements a first-class total rewards package. Benefits may include health care, retirement savings, paid time off/vacation, and various employee discounts.\nEssilorLuxottica complies with all applicable laws related to the application and hiring process. If you would like to provide feedback regarding an active job posting, or if you are an individual with a disability who would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please call the EssilorLuxottica SpeakUp Hotline at 844-303-0229 (be sure to provide your name, job id number, and contact information so that we may follow up in a timely manner) or email \nWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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