Bilingual Proposal Specialist in Waterdown, Ontario

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Who we want

• Hard-working winners. Confident, competitive and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success.

• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.

• Meticulous documenters. Detail-oriented people who enjoy maintaining meticulous documentation of reports, metrics, proposals, and presentations.

What you will do

As a Bilingual Proposal Specialist at Stryker, you will own and manage the entire proposal development process, from tracking opportunities to submitting proposals. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, including Pricing, Sales, Marketing, Legal, and Senior Leadership, to ensure our proposals maximize business opportunities. This role is highly collaborative and requires the ability to thrive under pressure and meet tight deadlines. It’s an excellent opportunity to grow your career in proposal management, gain valuable experience, and contribute directly to the company’s success by securing new business.

This individual must serve as a positive contributing member of the Proposals and Contract team while championing Stryker’s Mission and Values.

• Lead Proposal Coordination: Manage the full proposal process from opportunity identification to contract award, ensuring all deadlines are met.

• Bid Management: Actively seek and evaluate new bid opportunities, driving the bid/no-bid decisions with internal teams.

• Main Point of Contact: Serve as the go-to person for all proposal inquiries, both internally and externally.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with sales, marketing, legal, and other teams to create compelling, compliant proposals that meet and exceed customer needs.

• Content and Document Management: Design, format, and produce professional proposal documents. Ensure all content is accurate, up-to-date, and adheres to company branding guidelines.

• Meeting Facilitation: Organize and lead proposal meetings, keeping all stakeholders informed and documenting key decisions.

• Proposal Production: Oversee the final production and submission of proposals, ensuring everything is delivered on time and to the highest standard.

• Procurement Knowledge: Understand and align proposals with procurement processes at various levels, including hospital, regional, provincial, and national buying groups, ensuring compliance with customer and government requirements.

• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the ongoing development of proposal processes and tools, ensuring continuous improvement and efficiency. Participate in improvement, and execution of standard procedures in the Proposal Team

• Proposal Tracking: Maintain and update the proposal tracker, including a win/loss dashboard, proposal pipeline, and key performance indicators (KPIs) for each division to monitor and report on performance.

• Other responsibilities as assigned by Manager

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree required

• 0+ years of work experience

• Bilingual (French & English) required

• Proficient with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe, with a readiness to learn and utilize new technology tools.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.