Account Manager - Aerospace - 396

Korry Electronics

$131K — $178K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Business; MBA is a plus.
  • Strong track record in commercial aviation, especially with major airlines.
  • Experience in key account management is preferred.
  • Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Solid business acumen with a focus on sales and account management.

Responsibilities

  • Develop partnerships with OEM and Tier 1 accounts.
  • Create and implement a sales action plan to exceed booking goals.
  • Formulate capture strategies for new business opportunities.
  • Collaborate on business cases and integrate sales plans with bid responses.
  • Drive results with go-to-market partners.
  • Analyze market data and competitive research for strategic investments.
  • Provide accurate sales forecasts and maintain a sales funnel.

Benefits

  • 401(k) matching
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week sick leave
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Health Savings Account contributions from the company
  • Flexible Spending Accounts available
  • Tuition reimbursement support
  • Parental leave options
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life and accidental death insurance
  • Recognition awards and employee referral bonuses
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support.
Full Job Description
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.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • 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.
  • Performs special projects/tasks as assigned

Preferred Education
  • Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Engineering or Business. MBA is a plus!

Preferred Experience
  • 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

Preferred Specialized 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, power point).
  • 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.

Physical Requirements:
  • Ability to travel as required, up to 50% of the time.
  • Frequent use of personal computers, database and digital platforms, and other office productivity machinery, such as copy machines and computer 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.

Salary Range
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.

Korry Electronics 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 Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Short term and long term disability
  • Life insurance
  • Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
  • Long-term care plan options
  • Prescription safety shoe & glasses benefit
  • Vanpool subsidy
  • Recognition awards
  • Employee referral bonuses
  • EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.

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