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Intralox L.L.C., the world leader in conveyor equipment solutions utilizing modular plastic conveyor belts, has a position available for a Project Manager - LMH Equipment Proposal & Project Management Team at our Hanover, MD location. This is an onsite position.
This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.
Intralox is a division of Laitram, L.L.C., with an extensive portfolio of innovative products and services that improve lives and optimize business worldwide each day. Intralox’s conveyance solutions enhance food safety, power e-commerce, and solve challenges for industries from automotive to industrial manufacturing to consumer goods.
Together, our 3,000+ global employees are reliable problem solvers, continuously developing and directly delivering solutions that have driven our customers’ growth worldwide for more than 45 years. We consistently and sustainably work together to create long-term value by continuously improving products, services, and processes for our customers. Our award-winning customer service team provides comprehensive support and access to technical experts to deliver fast, reliable solutions.
Intralox was founded upon the principle of doing the right thing, by treating customers, employees, and suppliers with honesty, fairness, and respect. We aim as a company to practice these principles every day, which is why we have been consistently recognized for innovation and workplace excellence.
We listen objectively, think creatively, and deliver results. To learn more about our company culture, philosophy, and benefits, please visit our company page.
The Opportunity:
Intralox is seeking a Project Manager to join our Logistics & Material Handling (LMH) Equipment Proposal and Project Management Team.
This role sits at the intersection of customers, engineering, manufacturing, and business operations. You will develop technical proposals, lead equipment projects from concept through delivery, and help customers solve complex material handling challenges.
This is a role for people who enjoy solving difficult customer problems, coordinating across multiple disciplines, and are comfortable navigating ambiguity. The work is demanding and fast paced, but it offers exceptional opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact.
Whether you are an experienced project manager or an early-career professional with exceptional potential, this role provides meaningful responsibility, broad business exposure, and the opportunity to build a rewarding career.
What You’ll Do:
- Develop technical proposals that align customer needs with Intralox solutions.
- Lead equipment projects from order through manufacturing, testing, shipment, and deployment.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Service.
- Manage project scope, schedules, priorities, risks, and customer expectations.
- Translate technical discussions into clear plans and actionable next steps.
- Resolve issues, drive decisions, and maintain project momentum.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and project execution.
What Makes Someone Successful Here:
The people who thrive on our team:
- Take ownership and follow through on commitments.
- Stay organized while balancing multiple priorities.
- Work effectively with incomplete information and changing requirements.
- Make sound decisions and take accountability for outcomes, even when all information is not available.
- Learn quickly and ask thoughtful questions.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Influence and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve project goals without direct authority.
- Produce accurate, high-quality work with strong attention to detail.
- Build strong relationships and contribute to team success. Focus on delivering value for customers.
You do not need to be an engineer, but you must be comfortable following technical discussions, learning new concepts, and partnering with technical experts to solve customer problems.
Is This Role Right for You?
This role may be a strong fit if you:
- Enjoy working in a fast-moving environment.
- Prefer challenging problems over routine tasks.
- Are naturally curious and motivated to learn.
- Take pride in being dependable, organized, and detail oriented. Want significant responsibility and impact early in your career.
If you prefer highly structured work, predictable priorities, and clearly defined answers, this role may not be the best fit.
Why Apply?
We hire for capability and potential, not simply years of experience.
If you have a track record of ownership, strong execution, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to solve meaningful customer challenges, we encourage you to apply. The skills needed to succeed can be developed. The drive to learn, contribute, and continually improve is what matters most.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Ability to travel 10-20% (travel requirements will vary based on project need).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Project management experience in manufacturing, industrial equipment, automation, or engineering environments.
- PMP certification or formal project management training.
- Experience with ERP, PDM/PLM, Smartsheet, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, or similar business systems.
Intralox’s benefit program is a major part of an employee’s total compensation from the company. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including health, dental, vision, and disability insurance, paid time off, 401K, flexible spending account, life and AD&D insurance, long term care, tuition reimbursement, and additional voluntary benefits.
The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Intralox considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training and key skills. Therefore, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of their salary expectations.
The position is eligible for one of the following: commissions, discretionary incentives, or production incentives according to the terms of those plans.
Salary Range: $62,700 to $167,700
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
Intralox L.L.C., the world leader in conveyor equipment solutions utilizing modular plastic conveyor belts, has a position available for a Project Manager - LMH Equipment Proposal & Project Management Team at our Hanover, MD location. This is an onsite position.
This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.
Intralox is a division of Laitram, L.L.C., with an extensive portfolio of innovative products and services that improve lives and optimize business worldwide each day. Intralox’s conveyance solutions enhance food safety, power e-commerce, and solve challenges for industries from automotive to industrial manufacturing to consumer goods.
Together, our 3,000+ global employees are reliable problem solvers, continuously developing and directly delivering solutions that have driven our customers’ growth worldwide for more than 45 years. We consistently and sustainably work together to create long-term value by continuously improving products, services, and processes for our customers. Our award-winning customer service team provides comprehensive support and access to technical experts to deliver fast, reliable solutions.
Intralox was founded upon the principle of doing the right thing, by treating customers, employees, and suppliers with honesty, fairness, and respect. We aim as a company to practice these principles every day, which is why we have been consistently recognized for innovation and workplace excellence.
We listen objectively, think creatively, and deliver results. To learn more about our company culture, philosophy, and benefits, please visit our company page.
The Opportunity:
Intralox is seeking a Project Manager to join our Logistics & Material Handling (LMH) Equipment Proposal and Project Management Team.
This role sits at the intersection of customers, engineering, manufacturing, and business operations. You will develop technical proposals, lead equipment projects from concept through delivery, and help customers solve complex material handling challenges.
This is a role for people who enjoy solving difficult customer problems, coordinating across multiple disciplines, and are comfortable navigating ambiguity. The work is demanding and fast paced, but it offers exceptional opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact.
Whether you are an experienced project manager or an early-career professional with exceptional potential, this role provides meaningful responsibility, broad business exposure, and the opportunity to build a rewarding career.
What You’ll Do:
- Develop technical proposals that align customer needs with Intralox solutions.
- Lead equipment projects from order through manufacturing, testing, shipment, and deployment.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Service.
- Manage project scope, schedules, priorities, risks, and customer expectations.
- Translate technical discussions into clear plans and actionable next steps.
- Resolve issues, drive decisions, and maintain project momentum.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and project execution.
What Makes Someone Successful Here:
The people who thrive on our team:
- Take ownership and follow through on commitments.
- Stay organized while balancing multiple priorities.
- Work effectively with incomplete information and changing requirements.
- Make sound decisions and take accountability for outcomes, even when all information is not available.
- Learn quickly and ask thoughtful questions.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Influence and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve project goals without direct authority.
- Produce accurate, high-quality work with strong attention to detail.
- Build strong relationships and contribute to team success. Focus on delivering value for customers.
You do not need to be an engineer, but you must be comfortable following technical discussions, learning new concepts, and partnering with technical experts to solve customer problems.
Is This Role Right for You?
This role may be a strong fit if you:
- Enjoy working in a fast-moving environment.
- Prefer challenging problems over routine tasks.
- Are naturally curious and motivated to learn.
- Take pride in being dependable, organized, and detail oriented. Want significant responsibility and impact early in your career.
If you prefer highly structured work, predictable priorities, and clearly defined answers, this role may not be the best fit.
Why Apply?
We hire for capability and potential, not simply years of experience.
If you have a track record of ownership, strong execution, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to solve meaningful customer challenges, we encourage you to apply. The skills needed to succeed can be developed. The drive to learn, contribute, and continually improve is what matters most.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Ability to travel 10-20% (travel requirements will vary based on project need).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Project management experience in manufacturing, industrial equipment, automation, or engineering environments.
- PMP certification or formal project management training.
- Experience with ERP, PDM/PLM, Smartsheet, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, or similar business systems.
Intralox’s benefit program is a major part of an employee’s total compensation from the company. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including health, dental, vision, and disability insurance, paid time off, 401K, flexible spending account, life and AD&D insurance, long term care, tuition reimbursement, and additional voluntary benefits.
The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Intralox considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training and key skills. Therefore, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of their salary expectations.
The position is eligible for one of the following: commissions, discretionary incentives, or production incentives according to the terms of those plans.
Salary Range: $62,700 to $167,700
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
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Who's Hiring
- CVS Health49
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- Consulting & Professional Services11
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in proposal manager jobs.
- 3-5 years of proposal development or bid management experience in government or commercial sectors
- Demonstrated ability to manage full proposal lifecycle from solicitation review through final submission
- Proficiency with proposal management tools such as Loopio, RFPIO, or SharePoint
- Strong technical writing and editing skills with the ability to translate complex information clearly
- Familiarity with federal acquisition regulations including FAR, DFARS, or similar compliance frameworks
- APMP Foundation or Practitioner certification preferred for mid-level and senior roles
Tips for Your Proposal Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to RFP language
Pull exact phrases from each job posting and mirror them in your resume. Proposal managers are evaluated on precision, so a resume that echoes the solicitation's terminology signals you already think in RFP format before you walk in.
Quantify win rates and volume handled
Employers want to know how many proposals you managed simultaneously and what percentage moved to award. Replace vague claims with specifics: number of submissions per quarter, page counts, and team sizes you coordinated across each pursuit.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists proposal manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight compliance and deadline discipline
Government and defense proposal roles screen hard for candidates who have never missed a submission deadline. Call out specific compliance frameworks you have worked within, such as FAR or DFARS, and name the volume and cadence of deadlines you managed.
Prepare a writing sample before interviews
Many hiring panels ask for an executive summary or proposal section on short notice. Having a redacted, de-identified sample ready shows you can produce polished, client-facing prose under pressure, not just manage a process.
Negotiate based on contract portfolio complexity
Proposal managers who own complex, multi-volume federal or commercial bids command higher offers than those handling single-page submissions. Frame your negotiation around the dollar value and technical complexity of pursuits you have led, not years of tenure alone.
Proposal Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most proposal managers?
The companies hiring the most proposal managers right now include CVS Health, Rocket Lab USA, and WGI, with the largest share of openings in Virginia, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Defense contractors, government IT integrators, and large professional services firms consistently post the highest volume of openings.
How many proposal manager jobs are remote?
About 81% of proposal manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the document-heavy, collaboration-tool-driven nature of the work. Fully remote opportunities are most concentrated in commercial sectors such as SaaS and healthcare IT, while federal defense roles more often require on-site or cleared facility access.
How do you become a proposal manager?
Most proposal managers start in a supporting role such as proposal coordinator, technical writer, or business development analyst, building familiarity with the full bid lifecycle. From there, taking ownership of smaller proposals, earning an APMP certification, and developing a portfolio of submitted work are the most direct steps toward a manager title. Experience with federal RFPs or industry-specific compliance frameworks accelerates the path considerably.
Can you get hired as a proposal manager with little experience?
Entry-level roles exist under titles like proposal coordinator or bid specialist, and they are the standard starting point for candidates without direct proposal management experience. Strong technical writing, project coordination skills, and familiarity with tools like SharePoint or Loopio make a candidate competitive. Volunteering to support a proposal effort at your current employer, even informally, is one of the most effective ways to build a concrete work sample quickly.
What does the proposal manager interview process look like?
Most proposal manager interviews include a screening call focused on your proposal volume and deadline experience, followed by a panel interview with business development, technical, and operations stakeholders. A writing exercise or case study asking you to outline or edit a proposal section is common at mid-level roles and above. Some employers also ask behavioral questions structured around specific pursuit scenarios, win outcomes, and how you managed cross-functional contributors under a hard deadline.
Where can I find and apply to proposal manager jobs?
You can find and apply to proposal manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience level, sector preference, and location, then apply directly to each listing without leaving the platform.
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