Sales and Proposal Manager (Space)

Location: Onsite in Buffalo, NY, with stated work locations in East Aurora, NY and Niagara Falls, NY

Salary: $90,000–$130,000 annually

Company

hirify.global’s Space Division develops high-performance solutions for commercial, civil, and defense space programs.

What you will do

• Lead the complete RFI and RFP proposal lifecycle, from intake and kickoff through writing, reviews, submission, and post-submission debriefs.
• Coordinate cross-functional proposal teams across business development, engineering subject-matter experts, cost and pricing, legal, finance, and compliance.
• Manage proposal budgets, schedules, resources, milestones, archives, metrics, and CRM updates.
• Ensure proposal responses meet customer requirements and support legal, contract, compliance, and quality reviews.
• Develop customer relationships, support customer-capture efforts, and contribute to competitor assessments, strategic fit, pricing, risks, opportunities, and lead times.
• Improve proposal workflows, automation, content libraries, templates, version control, submission tools, KPIs, and training.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business.
• At least five years of experience in sales, proposal process management, engineering, or program management, including lead customer-interface experience.
• Experience using CRM tools to track customer interactions, opportunities, and bookings forecasts.
• Strong program or project management, communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance and access U.S. export-controlled information under ITAR.
• Ability to travel up to 5–10% of the time.

Nice to have

• Experience in the space industry, electronics, or avionics.

Culture & Benefits

• Performance-focused, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with employee resource groups and team-building activities.
• Annual profit sharing, matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, flexible spending accounts, and health savings accounts.
• Flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and relocation assistance.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental insurance coverage.
• Tuition assistance, mentorship, coaching, leadership development, and personal growth programs.