Principal Sales Proposal

Sabre is a technology company that powers the global travel industry. By leveraging next-generation technology, we create global technology solutions that take on the biggest opportunities and solve the most complex challenges in travel. 

Positioned at the center of the travel, we shape the future by offering innovative advancements that pave the way for a more connected and seamless ecosystem as we power mobile apps, online travel sites, airline and hotel reservation networks, travel agent terminals, and scores of other solutions.

Simply put, we connect people with moments that matter.

As a Sales Proposal Principal, you will manage the end-to-end proposal process for the Travel Solutions commercial team, ensuring high-quality, strategic responses that drive commercial success. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and play a key role in shaping Sabre’s market positioning.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Lead the entire RFP lifecycle, ensuring timely, high-quality submissions

• Establish project milestones, assign responsibilities, and drive teams toward successful completion

• Facilitate collaboration across cross-functional stakeholders, synthesizing and integrating their contributions

• Serve as the lead author for high profile RFPs, crafting compelling and strategic responses 

• Ensure final deliverables feature high-impact content from contributors, elevating the overall proposal quality  

• Exercise good judgment to resolve compliance matters and address any issues that could affect submission timelines

• Conduct thorough quality reviews of all deliverables, verifying alignment with customer requirements, strategic messaging, and brand standards; meticulously proofread and edit for grammar, clarity, and consistency

• Maintain and continuously enhance the proposal response database to support future submissions

• Monitor RFP best practices to ensure proposals are best in class 

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in proposal managements, preferably in technology

• Fluent in English (verbal and written) with advanced communication skills 

• Strong strategic thinking and execution skills

• Advanced level in MS Word including the use of styles and formatting tools

• Advanced level in MS Excel to synthesize large amounts of data, e.g., 8K questions and answers 

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 

• Deadline-driven with high degree of accuracy

• Procurement background is a plus

• Sabre product knowledge a plus

• Hands-on experience in Salesforce a plus

• Exposure to working within a global, multinational corporation

We will give careful consideration to your application and review your details against the position criteria. You will receive separate notification as your application progresses.

Please note that only candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role will proceed in the selection process.