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Accenture

Proposal Writer - M&A Sales

Bloomington, IL

Organization: Corporate Functions/Sales & Pricing Performance
Location: Negotiable
People in the Corporate Function career track contribute to the running of Accenture as a high- performance business through specialization within a specific functional area, and grow into internally focused roles by deepening their skills and/or developing new skills within an internal functional area.
Job Description
Sales & Pricing Performance provides end-to-end sales and pricing effectiveness, sales operations, and analytics services. S&PP partners with teams around the world to deliver insights, improve acumen and win profitable deals. S&PP Pursuit Services partners with sales teams to win more business through a compelling and differentiated end-to-end pursuit experience.

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- Manages relationships with M&A North America service/industry/function leadership, ideally serving as the first call deal teams make when they need sales support
- Support Topic Advisors to qualify leads and create winning proposals for M&A
- Works with M&A leadership to help target and deliver active origination for deals
- Conducts research to identify qualified sales leads for a M&A North American service/industry/function
- Leads and collaborates with deal teams through storyboarding sessions to align on the right response and messaging for pursuits, and in developing first conversation, proposal, and oral presentation materials
- Work with Offering Development to maintains a repository of the latest sales assets (e.g., credentials, proposals, resumes, etc.) for a North American service/industry/function
- Connects with internal organizations (e.g., OD, HR, Research, Knowledge, etc.) to drive synergy across pursuit support efforts and sales materials development
- Helps build and maintain practitioner community playbook
Role Requirements
- Must support/mirror working hours for the supported Market Unit or other business area
- Must be flexible with work hours according to business needs
- Must have good internet connectivity and distraction-free environment for working at home, in accordance with local guidelines
- May be occasionally required to travel domestically or internationally
- Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

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Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Proposal Management
Professional Skills:
- English language fluency (oral and written)
- Strong communications skills
- Ability to work in a rapidly evolving, fast-paced environment
- Good communication and relationship management skills
- Ability to remain confident under pressure and work with project teams collaboratively to address issues
- Comfortable learning to use reporting tools and conduct analysis
- Demonstrated experience working on both operational and strategic projects
- Exposure to business partner work
- Strong background in project planning, management, and execution
- Able to drive complex actions to completion, across a wide range of individuals and teams
- Good understanding of the services offered cross-Technology
- Good understanding of Accenture's business and organizational structure
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to influence others
- Successful track record working effectively in a virtual work environment
- Demonstrated leadership in professional setting; either military or civilian
- Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian

Pursuant to theColorado Equal Pay Transparency Act,if you are located in Colorado,theexpectedsalary range for this role is $90,900 - $153,299 and information on benefits offered is here. If you are not located in Colorado, the salary rangemay be different.

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Job ID: AccentureInc-00928723
Employment Type: Other