Aerospace Sales Engineer (France)

Principal Responsibilities

• Establishes and attains short & long-range sales goals.
• Develops and maintains relationships with customer procurement contacts, engineers, and other professional and technical personnel. Works closely with divisional stakeholders to support divisional sales goals.
• Provides insight on customer pain points to assist in product development strategy.
• Identifies large or significant dollar business opportunities in the relevant territory.
• Performs market intelligence function and provides updates on market trends as well as customer and competitor activity.
• Provides data to assist in the preparation (or revision) of revenue forecasts covering projected new business sales, bookings, proposal activity/costs by customer and program.
• Investigates and resolves customer problems.
• Participates fully in negotiating pricing and contract terms.
• Possesses ability to prioritize tasks such that customer, and prospective customer face time, is maximized.
• Is self-motivated and able to accomplish goals independently and with minimal direction.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering and 5 plus years of experience in sales and marketing serving the aerospace markets.

A combination of relevant industry experience, education, and training may be considered in lieu of the minimum qualifications.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

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• Marketing communication and promotion.
• Product technical competence.
• Manufacturing capabilities and capacities.
• Market and Customer intelligence.

Skills

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• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Possesses strong project management skills.
• Supervisory or staff management skills preferred.

Abilities

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• Demonstrated ability to coordinate a high level of activity under a variety of conditions and constraints.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-confidence and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Available for travel over 50% of working hours.