Our client is seeking a dedicated Sales Enablement Associate to join their dynamic team. This role is ideal for individuals with a background in Proposal, RFP & RFI, and experience working at a consulting firm or similar B2B professional services firm. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the daily sales content needs, with a particular emphasis on developing proposals and sales support.

Key Responsibilities:
- Support the daily sales content needs, focusing on developing proposals and pitch/sales support.
- Assemble cross-functional teams and drive the process for assignment of responsibilities, including timeline management and executive review.
- Interface with corporate functions to ensure necessary information gathering and reviews are completed.
- Assemble and proofread the final product to ensure delivery of a professional proposal/pitch.
- Assist in gathering and analyzing competitive intel, providing strategic sales guidance and recommendations to improve processes, content, sales strategies, and presentation materials/strategies.
- Ensure all proposal response content is harvested, tagged, and uploaded to the sales asset management system.
- Contribute to the continued optimization of proposal best practices and resource training.

The ideal candidate will have:
- 3-5 years of experience in a B2B firm.
- Demonstrated ability to serve as a proposal development leader and overall driver of the process.
- Strong executive presence and ability to navigate different leadership styles.
- Rigorous attention to detail and focus on quality of deliverables.
- Strong negotiation skills, proven consensus builder, and strong ability to build relationships with leaders.
- Strong writing, editing, and PowerPoint skills.
- Previous experience with Proposal/RFP development and tools (Microsoft Teams/SharePoint, Seismic, Salesforce, Shipley, APMP) is highly desired.

This role is remote, supporting EST & CST time zones, and is a 6-month contract with potential for extension and conversion. Candidates must complete a background check upon hire. Our client's team is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us. All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.

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