This is a hybrid role working partially in-office and partially from home.

At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.

The Request for Proposal Writer-National Accounts is responsible for providing effective support services to the organization’s sales force to achieve sales objectives and drive revenue by using in-depth knowledge of company products and programs. This position will work with our proposal team to gather current Request for Proposal (RFP) processes and polish the language before submitting to the sales reps. We are looking for someone that can sell products through writing and has excellent verbal and written communication. The Request for Proposal Writer will also work to improve our process and partner with our employees and brokers to move forward the RFP submission process.

What you do

* Delivers a wide range of support functions working with our brokers and employees on Request for Proposals (RFP)
* Communicates by phone or written correspondence with potential/current customers or field partners to answer questions, resolve issues, and make recommendations.
* Maintains a broad understanding of Ameritas Dental, Vision, and Hearing insurance products, their features and limitations, and policy-related statements.
* Works with our proposal team to review our Request for Information (RFI) templates and edits the responses we are sending out.
* Updates and improves our questionnaire database
* Develops final presentation slide decks for our sales representatives to utilize at National Account Meetings
* Works on National Account RFP’s organizing the responses and polishing the questionnaires to sell Ameritas products
* Partners with our Division Vice President, National Accounts, and National Partners to develop Items needed for our National Partners
* Coordinate with our National Broker Partners and Division Vice President to Create any items necessary to provide customers more information about Ameritas products
* Research and analyze competitive intel from the National Account RFP’s to improve our responses and submission documents

What you bring

* Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required
* 1-3 years Related Experience required
* Dental experience preferred
* Writing experience required
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Teamwork, Collaboration, and process improvement skills

What We Offer

* Our company motto is “Fulfilling Life” and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
* Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
* We’re committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
* A total rewards package with all the comprehensive health and welfare benefits you’d expect, including competitive pay and incentives, 401(k), flexible work schedules and time off to care for yourself and others.
* Additional popular benefits, including tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment, an incentivized well-being program, adoption assistance, paid time off for volunteering, training and career development opportunities.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

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