Sensata Technologies

Business Development Sales Leader

Sensata Technologies$117K — $161K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree required or equivalent relevant work experience
  • Team player in fast-paced environment with multitasking ability
  • Strong communication skills; oral, written, and presentation
  • Excellent organization, planning, and time management skills
  • High personal and professional ethical values and integrity
  • Accountable to achieving goals and standards
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
  • Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with all organizational levels

Responsibilities

  • Develop new accounts in an established territory or product line
  • Engage new potential clients and prospects
  • Build and maintain a robust pipeline of new business
  • Analyze customer needs and recommend suitable products and services
  • Continuously innovate sales skills and understanding of products and clients
  • Identify and implement efficiency opportunities in sales processes
  • Lead customer acquisition and market penetration efforts

Benefits

  • Eligibility for remote work
  • Opportunity to travel approximately 50%
  • Involvement in a dynamic industry (Aerospace & Defense)
  • Access to work with cutting-edge technologies
  • Potential for long-term career growth in a specialized field
Full Job Description
The Business Development Sales Professional is responsible for new account development in existing or new markets. Typically, does not have a base business where they are responsible for the retention or expansion of business at existing customers

General Responsibilities
• Responsible for new account development within an established geographic territory/product line.
• Connect, contact, and engage new potential clients and prospects.
• Develop a strong and consistent pipeline of new business.
• Analyze customer needs and suggest appropriate products and services
• Innovates and creates sales skills and knowledge of the organization's products, services, and customers
• Identify and implement efficiency opportunities such as distributor dashboards, etc.

Experience / Qualifications
• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers

  • Business Development & Account Growth
  • Build and execute strategic account plans targeting major defense primes, Tier-1 suppliers, system integrators, and emerging aerospace companies.
  • Lead customer acquisition efforts and drive market penetration into new applications, programs, and platforms.
  • Generate new opportunities for BLDC motors, voice coil actuators, precision motion control systems, sensors, and customized electromechanical solutions.
  • Establish and grow executive and engineering relationships with key customers to influence early design-in decisions and secure long-term sourcing opportunities.

Strategic Sales Leadership
  • Own the complete sales cycle from opportunity identification through contract award and production ramp.
  • Drive priority pursuits from qualification through close by aligning customer requirements with differentiated motion control and electromechanical solutions.
  • Lead proposal development, pricing strategy, contract negotiations, and business case development.
  • Partner with engineering, product management, and operations teams to capture strategic opportunities and support multi-year program pursuits.

Customer & Market Intelligence
  • Monitor Aerospace & Defense market trends, emerging technologies, competitor activity, and government funding initiatives.
  • Identify growth opportunities across UAVs, missile systems, ground vehicles, advanced air mobility, space, and next-generation aerospace platforms.
  • Translate customer needs and market insights into demand for next-generation architectures, helping shape product roadmaps and solution positioning.


Additional Qualifications:
  • Ability to travel roughly 50%


This position requires eligibility to obtain authorization under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Non-US Persons, as defined in the ITAR and EAR, may not be eligible to obtain authorization.

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Base Salary Range:
$117,360.00 - $161,370.00

About Sensata Technologies

Sensata Technologies is a global industrial technology company that develops and manufactures sensors and controls for a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, industrial, and HVAC. The company's products include pressure sensors, temperature sensors, position sensors, and switches, among others. Sensata Technologies is headquartered in Attleboro, Massachusetts and operates manufacturing facilities and sales offices in more than 20 countries around the world. The company was founded in 1916 as the Airco Sensor Company and was acquired by Texas Instruments in 1967. Sensata Technologies became an independent company in 2006 through a spin-off from Texas Instruments.
Learn more about Sensata Technologies
Size
21,300 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$164.2 million
Founded
2006
5 Year Trend
+3.6%
Revenue
$3 billion
NASDAQ

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