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    Proposals Manager

    Zum
    Remote, USA
    Full-Time
    Mid (3-6 yrs)
    Sales & Business Development
    Posted on July 21, 2026
    Who You Are:
    The Proposal Manager works within our proposal team, reporting to the Senior Director, Proposals managing the entire proposal lifecycle including maintaining schedules, organizing resources, coordinating inputs and reviews, ensuring bid strategy implementation, ensuring compliance, resolving internal team issues, and providing process leadership to facilitate partnerships with schools and districts throughout the country. This position works closely with the entire proposal team, and requires someone who is flexible and willing to pitch in to help wherever it is needed during busy times.
    What You'll Do:

  1. Ensure team successfully submits high quality, compliant, compelling proposals on time

  2. Manage, create, and submit a variety of proposal materials, supporting the entire lifecycle of the process, from scheduling kick off calls to creating first drafts to submitting the proposal

  3. Facilitate case-specific proposal response strategies, tasks list, timeline, and work plan

  4. Partner with sales to develop and refine proposal response strategy

  5. Ensure full compliance to RFX, outline, checklist, and proposal milestones

  6. Finesse final documents to reflect a nuanced and targeted response to the specific sales opportunity demonstrating an understanding of the opportunity and the prospective client’s needs

  7. Oversee production of final proposals (formatting, technical editing, and reproduction)

  8. Achieve 100% on-time submission rate for RFXs

  9. Edit proposals and related documents for completeness and compliance with editorial standards and RFX requirements

  10. Maintain consistent product messaging and updated product language and data

  11. Provide support for creating sales proposals, presentations, contracts, grants, research studies, white papers, and/or marketing collateral

  12. Develop a deep understanding of Zum services and what sets us apart from the competition

  13. Work closely with the entire proposal team and pitch in to help wherever it is needed during busy times

    14. What You Bring To Zūm:

  14. 5+ years experience in managing proposal process, specifically for K-12 schools, districts, and education agencies

  15. Demonstrated success in responding to education/transportation organization RFXs

  16. BA/BS required

  17. APMP Foundation Certification Required (APMP Practitioner Certification Preferred)

  18. Experience with:

  19. Deltek (GovWin), GovSpend, Navigator, RFP Schoolwatch

  20. Adobe InDesign and Adobe Acrobat Professional

  21. Google Suite: Gmail, Google Drive, Google Hangouts, and Google Docs and Sheets

  22. Microsoft Office Professional (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

  23. Team Player

  24. Manage and deliver multiple proposals simultaneously and on time

  25. Strong project management skills

  26. Work with cross-functional teams

  27. Work independently with minimal direction and high visibility

  28. Pay high attention to detail and follow-through reliably

    29. Apply for this position

    Company:  Zum

    Provides student transportation platform managing every vehicle, driver, passenger, parent, and ride.
    51-200 employees
    Software & IT Services
    HQ: United States
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