Business Development Manager - Aerospace and Defence

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With a growing test and measurement product portfolio and customer base, we are looking for a talented and competitive business development manager that will thrive in a busy sales environment. The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in supporting our sales team to achieve ambitious revenue growth objectives. The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of A&D market sector including the MoD, defence prime contractors, and their supply chains. You must have good interpersonal skills, be comfortable presenting and demonstrating our test equipment solutions, and working as part of a busy sales and marketing team

Your tasks

• Be responsible for developing market knowledge and intelligence relating to the A&D Market Segment. This will include detailed knowledge of programmes, their associated eco-systems and supply chains, as well as ensuring the quality of data in our CRM tool.
• Have full and free access to all existing and new ADT accounts with the aim of reaching out to new contacts and raising awareness of our product portfolio.
• Prospect, in order to generate leads and opportunities for hand over to the appropriate account manager for closing. This will require close collaboration with Account Managers at all times.
• Provide a link between sales and marketing and coordinate A&D related marketing campaigns.
• Coordinate any collaboration required between European and US subsidiaries.
• Provide the interface to the A&D market segment in our headquarters for implementation of strategy.
• Provide regularly information exchange about programs, associated eco-systems and supply chains, develop a strategy how to address business and orchestrate the approach between Account Managers.

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Your qualifications

• Excellent customer facing and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of sales and BD in the A&D market sector.
• Experience working with CRM tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong listening and presentation skills.
• Degree or equivalent in Electronic Engineering. (Desirable).
• A desire to build a career in this field.

Interested?

We are looking forward to receiving your application! Ideally, you should apply online with the reference number. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your recruiting contact via LinkedIn.

We promote equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with and without disabilities. We offer an inclusive work environment where all individuals can develop their skills and talents regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion, worldview, age, sexual orientation, identity, and other characteristics.