Account Manager - Aerospace
Listed on 2026-07-25
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Sales
Business Development, Account Manager
What does it take to win in the aerospace aftermarket? A sharp commercial instinct, strong customer relationships, and the ability to navigate complexity with confidence. We're hiring an Account Manager to lead business growth across a portfolio of strategic accounts—partnering with our business unit teams, crafting winning capture strategies, and closing deals on highly engineered components and sub-systems in the commercial aviation market.
What You Will Do:As an Account Manager
, you will be the primary driver of business growth within a strategic portfolio of new and existing customers. You will lead the sales pursuit of highly engineered components and sub-systems across our specialized business units:
Components, Utility Control Systems, and Displays & DCU. Partnering closely with Business Unit leadership and product line teams, you will provide both strategic and tactical direction to cross-functional proposal teams. Your mission is to develop winning offerings and navigate complex negotiations from the initial lead all the way to final contract execution.
- Develop strong partner partnerships with your customers, including OEM and Tier 1 target growth accounts.
- Establish and implement the sales action plan required to meet and exceed bookings goals.
- Develop capture strategies and leads plans for new business.
- Collaborate with the business unit teams for the elaboration of business cases and to ensure that sales plans are integrated into the bid response strategy.
- Work together with go-to-market partners to drive towards successful results.
- Leverage your market network and contacts and use competitive research and analysis to make recommendations about internal investment and resource allocation.
- Provide accurate forecasting for short- and long-term bookings and maintain a sales funnel.
- Stay current on commercial aviation OEM and integrator markets and industry trends.
- Communicate and present critical data, report summaries, market analysis and strategic recommendations to all levels of management.
- Challenge the status quo, helping the team get better every day.
- Negotiate and come to agreement on all solutions strategy, goals and objectives with your customers.
- Perform special projects/tasks as assigned.
- Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Engineering or Business. MBA is a plus!
- Highly motivated and self-driven, competitive, strong desire to “Win”
- Strong track record of building collaborative relationships with internal peer groups and external customers and partners.
- A strong background in commercial aviation, particularly in managing aftermarket sales and customer relationships with major commercial airline operators.
- Comfortable with a highly dynamic and changing work environment.
- Exposure to distribution channels and a strong understanding of the aerospace aftermarket landscape.
Skills and Abilities:
- Solid business acumen and thought leadership in sales, marketing, operations and account P/L.
- Prior key account management experience are desired.
- Strong capabilities in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Demonstrated success closing large sales on major programs and a track record of sales accomplishments.
- Excellent networking skills and the ability to build lasting customer relationships.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to travel as required, up to 50% of the time.
- Frequent use of personal computers, databases and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as copy machines and printers.
- Frequently uses hands, fingers, and arms to reach, handle, touch or feel equipment, materials, and computer.
- The person in this position needs to frequently move inside the office.
- Frequent close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Please note the typical hiring range is $131,750 - $178,250 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.
Competitive Benefits Package:- 401(k) matching
- 12 paid holidays
- Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings…
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