Head of Commercial - Americas

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At SATAIR, we believe in sustainable aviation that allows people to travel and connect across the globe. We are on a mission to provide world class material solutions that keep aircraft flying and extend their lifespan. In Satair, you can challenge the status quo, pioneer new ways of working, and generate real value for airlines and suppliers worldwide. Being part of the Airbus family gives us the opportunity to live a global mindset, working in international and diverse teams and collaborating across functions, sites and cultures.

If you want to work as one team embracing a can-do attitude in a demanding environment, then we offer a great place to explore, learn, and grow, making an impact on aviation’s digital and sustainable transformation.

Here is a selection of some of the benefits we offer our employees. Local benefits may vary. Competitive Remuneration Work / Life Balance:
Hybrid Working, flex-time, maternity/paternity leave Personal Development:
Personalized development plans, large portfolio of learning solutions & lots of internal mobility opportunities Health & Wellbeing:
Health insurance, well-being programs

• Sales Responsibility: 50%
• Owning, driving, and delivering Americas sales revenues annually - $350m+ (50% of total business revenues)
• Setting goals and overcoming hurdles
• Setting strategy alongside the sales team how to best achieve targets.
• Managing Americas sales group, metrics and holding people accountable for their goals
• Build APU business to $100m within 3 years: 25% Setting APU strategy, what APUs to buy, which ones to repair/sell/dismantle.
• Build lease pool of APUs to lease to global customer base.
• Buy and sell APUs to meet annual APU revenue targets across whole company.
• Internal Management: 10% Working closely with HO Commercial, Head of Investment Strategy and CEO ensuring business objectives are being met and direction is correct.
• Acting as number 2 to the HO Commercial to ensure decisions are made soundly and efficiently when required.
• Develop and grow Americas Customer Base: 10% Ensure Americas customer base is both developed and maintained ensuring maximum sales opportunities annually and building long-term customer relationships.
• Assist the team and drive them to visit customers and trade shows to explore needs and opportunities.
• Additional Responsibilities: 5% Drive revenue growth across product lines (aircraft, components, avionics, services, leasing, MRO, etc.).
• Expand market share within domestic and international aviation markets.
• Lead contract negotiations for high-value, multi-year aviation agreements.
• Build and manage key account strategies for major airline and aerospace customers.
• Lead and mentor regional sales directors and global account managers.
• Establish performance metrics, KPIs, and forecasting systems.
• Oversee CRM strategy and sales pipeline management.
• Ensure alignment between sales, marketing, product development and operations.
• Own sales forecasting, budgeting, and revenue planning.
• Structure complex aviation deals including power-by-the-hour, leasing, fleet agreements, and long-term service agreements (LTSAs).
• Manage risk assessment in high-value aerospace contracts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in business, aviation…