Reporting to the Vice President of Sales & Marketing, the Business Development Manager is responsible for developing and executing strategies for continued new business growth and expansion of legacy business. They plan, coordinate, and manage business development activities including customer engagements, lead generation, and proposal development. This role supports both commercial and military new business development opportunities for the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and Aftermarket segments. This role will also include developing and maintaining customer relationships and contributing to the annual business plan.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead the sales effort to pursue and acquire potential new business
The primary focus is to engage with customers early in the procurement cycle to assist with specification development to minimize competitive risk and increase chance of success
Take the lead role throughout the new business cycle; primary objectives include:
Identify new opportunities with both existing customers and prospective customers
Participate in development of product requirements
Obtain Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quote (RFQ) and Requests for Information (RFI) if applicable
Generate, manage, and submit new business proposals
Participate in negotiation of relevant terms of sale
Close and secure new business wins consistent with the company value drivers
Primary customer interface throughout the new business cycle, responsible for building and fostering strong customer relationships and partnerships
Meet with customers to understand their requirements, assist in specification development, share technical information, and promote our company and products
Create, own, and manage the new business pipeline and drive opportunities through the opportunity funnel in conjunction with the Business Unit Managers
Contribute to sales forecasting, long-term business planning, and product line strategy development
Lead and conduct business, industry, market, platform, product and competitor analysis to develop strategies to support business growth and profitability
Support marketing activities for the business, including trade shows, conferences, industry events, and media
Global and domestic travel requirements will be approximately 60-70%
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
4-year college degree (engineering or business degree preferred)
5-10 years minimum related experience
Experience with increasing responsibilities
Broad business knowledge preferred: technical sales, engineering, finance and operations
Aerospace or Industrial experience preferred
Ability to drive results from current and prior positions
References validating proven performance is required
Skills Requires:
Leadership abilities
Understanding of the details of creating customer value
Good business sense and judgment
Critical thinking and problem solving
Action oriented
Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
Open and honest communication. No politicians need apply.
Take ownership for their performance and for their team's performance
Results oriented
Manage and prioritize multiple programs to maximize value creation
Good writing skills
Extensive working knowledge of MS office software (particularly MS Excel and MS PowerPoint)
Physical Demands/Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Maneuvers in, around, under, and about factory and/or laboratory equipment on a regular and continuous basis.
Must be able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds and comply with OSHA standards
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility.
The environment characteristic for this position is an office setting. Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business environment.