Mandy Cuka Email & Phone Number

Edina, Minnesota

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Write, edit, refine, and format proposal content in response to large RFPs, ensuring the final product is professional and concise, meets all requirements, and positions the organization to win the business
• Provide proposal support, ranging from proposal project management to editing to providing boiler-plate content, for the global sales team
• Lead proposal project teams—comprising the sales person for the opportunity and subject matter experts—making assignments and driving deadlines to ensure the proposal is complete and submitted by the deadline
• Oversee the gathering of proposal content from multiple functions across the organization, including Accounting, Human Resources, Legal, and IT
• Refine and incorporate proposal content from multiple providers into a single voice, while tailoring content to each client’s specific needs
• In charge of company-wide newsletter highlighting wins; receive overviews of wins from sales team members across the globe, convert/rewrite the overview into a story highlighting the key aspects of the win, and make.

• Prepare maintenance contract paperwork, facilitate documentation flow, and renew contracts on-time
• Draft and edit website content, sales proposals, and marketing collateral
• Prepare required government reports for international compliance program
• Contract compliance for General Services Administration (GSA)
• Prepare and analyze sales reports
• Coordinate annual, industry networking event, company holiday party, and company team-building events

• Manage, maintain, and expand good working relationships with multiple customer accounts
• Conduct sales calls and web demonstrations for customers
• Cross-sell services (customs brokerage, exports, LTL, international shipping) to existing customers
• Trainer for new hires and on-line development
• Prepare appropriate paperwork to meet government regulations for imported goods
• Act as liaison between customers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection

• Promoted from staff writer to Sports Editor to Editor-in-Chief
• Represent the school and the newspaper staff at public events
• Review budget and hire new staff as needed
• Brainstorm and implement fundraising events to meet budget needs
• Meet deadlines and motivate others to meet deadlines as well
• Interview professors, administration, students, and community members

• Help companies understand and comply with government regulations and international trade laws
• Answer international trade questions, research markets, and discuss international trade opportunities
• Assist in creation of databases, spreadsheets, power points, and web pages

Mba, Business Administration

Ba, International Business

Activities and Societies: Dean’s List each semester at NSU, Received Excellence in Student Involvement Award, Member of Northern State.