Responsibilities
- Create technically precise, customer-oriented responses to RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, proposals, clarifications, and other procurement documents for FOLIO and associated EBSCO SaaS products.
- Assess customer requirements to determine response needs, identify potential gaps, formulate clarification questions, and pinpoint areas requiring input from subject matter experts.
- Investigate FOLIO capabilities, library workflows, integrations, implementation strategies, and related EBSCO solutions to produce thorough and accurate proposal responses.
- Manage proposal projects from initial review to submission, including requirements analysis, task assignments, timelines, stakeholder follow-ups, document preparation, and final quality checks.
- Work with Sales, Product Management, Implementation, Technical Support, Information Security, Legal, and other subject matter experts to address complex functional and technical requirements.
- Convert technical product details and library systems concepts into clear, concise language that emphasizes customer needs, workflows, and outcomes.
- Maintain reusable FOLIO and library systems content in the RFP response repository by adding new information and updating existing responses as products and capabilities evolve.
- Review proposal content for accuracy, consistency, completeness, compliance, grammar, and overall response quality.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in a sales or similar corporate environment with a proven track record of effective communication and/or writing.
- At least 2 years of professional writing, research, project coordination, proposal development, or comparable experience that involves interpreting and communicating detailed information.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or deadlines while coordinating information and deliverables across various stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- Master of Library Science, Master of Library and Information Science, or an equivalent graduate library degree.
- Experience implementing or migrating to an integrated library system or library services platform.
- Experience as a systems librarian, technical services librarian, electronic resources librarian, implementation librarian, or in a similar library technology role.
- Experience responding to RFPs, RFIs, technical questionnaires, procurement documents, or other formal customer requirements.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance and Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Mentoring program
Work Arrangement
Remote position; candidates living within a 30-mile radius of Ipswich, MA; Birmingham, AL; or Contoocook, NH are required to be on-site one day per week designated by their team; otherwise fully remote.
Other
- Remote position; candidates living within a 30-mile radius of Ipswich, MA; Birmingham, AL; or Contoocook, NH are required to be on-site one day per week designated by their team; otherwise fully remote.
- Equal opportunity employer; complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.