Aftermarket Sales Manager

Profils; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Pension and bonus scheme

Dental and BUPA cover

Enhanced family friendly policies

Employee assistance programme

Onsite subsidised canteen

Training and mobility opportunities

Job summary

Safran in the UK seeks an Aftermarket Sales Manager to lead Spare Parts and MRO sales across the Power division, including CMC and SVS. You will manage the service cycle, drive bookings, and collaborate with the Aftermarket Sales Director to achieve sustainable growth while monitoring on-time deliveries for key customers.

Based in Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, you will travel domestically and internationally, building strong customer relationships, analysing opportunities, and delivering high-value

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of aviation aftermarket activities and MRO market
• Ability to develop opportunities and sell
• Strong organisational skills, pragmatic and reactive
• Customer oriented with ability to work under pressure and deadlines
• Willingness to travel domestically and overseas

Responsibilities

• Support Sales management for Spare Parts and MRO for Military and RBR markets
• Prepare and check/validate commercial offers to respond to customer requests
• Support Sales review process with detailed analysis/reports on opportunities and sales progress
• Capture selling opportunities through visits, calls and emails to customers
• Contribute to budget exercises related to Aftermarket Sales
• Monitor and manage relationships with ARC/Partners/Licencees
• Develop understanding of market for pricing exercises including catalogue processes
• Monitor competition activity and respond to opportunities
• Participate in demand review for spares/MRO
• Manage and grow relevant MRO activities
• Manage US Government solicitations to maximise order conversion and margin

Skills

Aviation aftermarket

MRO market knowledge

Opportunity development

Sales ability

Organisational skills

Customer focus

Relationship building

Initiative

Willing to travel

Business/Engineering background

Education

Business/Engineering Sales & Marketing

Job description

Customer services and support - Customer support & services management (CSSM)

Job title

Aftermarket Sales Manager

Employment type

12-14 months

Professional category

Full-time

Aftermarket Sales Manager

12-14 month FTC

Pitstone, Bucks

Safran – Here, we craft excellence together.

At Safran, excellence is a journey – and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.

Safran Electrical & Power is one of the world's leaders in aircraft electrical systems. It is a key player in the equipment electrification & in the electric and hybrid propulsion sector. Mastering the on-board energy system, the company designs and provides modular, innovative and optimised architectures and solutions.

Your role:

The Aftermarket Sales Manager will support the management of all activities involved with the spare parts and MRO business sales for all Power division, Including CMC and SVS. Responsible for promoting consistent high-level growth in sales and profitability. Manage the complete service cycle for spares and MRO business including customer follow-up to ensure division's objectives. The Aftermarket Sales Manager will support the Aftermarket Sales Director in the delivery of consistent growth of the department, measured in bookings and sales. Monitor on-time deliveries for allocated customer base.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Sales management for Spare Parts and MRO for Military and RBR markets.
• Prepare and check/validate the commercial offers to answer on due time to the customer requests.
• Support Sales review process with detailed analysis / reports on progress of opportunities and sales achievement.
• Capture selling opportunities through visits, phone and email responses to customers, order entry analysis and research.
• Contribute and participate to all necessary budget exercises related to Aftermarket Sales.
• Monitor and manage the relationship with allocated ARC/Partners/Licencees, through regular visits and contract review
• Develop strong understanding of the market to support various pricing exercises including annual catalogue process.
• Monitor what competition is doing (such available STC and PMA solutions).
• Participate and contribute to demand review for spares/MRO
• Management and growth of relevant MRO activities
• Manage US Government solicitations to maximise order conversion and margin
• May be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Dimensions:

• Support to annual sales budget of up to approx $250m and responsible for budget for allocated customer and markets
• This role has responsibility for supporting the management of the budget
• Customer management and satisfaction.
• Covers Safran Electrical & Power (Including CMC and Safran Ventilation Systems (SVS)) products across all applicable sites

But what else? (benefits, specificities, etc.)

• Excellent Pension and bonus scheme
• Dental and BUPA cover
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Employee assistance programme including health and finance
• Onsite subsidised canteen
• We support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities

What you'll bring:

• Strong knowledge of aviation aftermarket activities and MRO market knowledge
• Ability to develop opportunities and sell
• Strong organizational skills, pragmatic, dynamic and very reactive
• Customer oriented and able to operate effectively in a high-pressure environment and pressing customer deadlines
• Ability to build strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external customer
• Capable of working fully on own initiative
• Managing well under customer pressure
• Willingness to travel for domestic and overseas
• Ideally qualified in relevant area (Business/Engineering Sales & Marketing)

We know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert.

We encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role.

Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger. We know that a fulfilling work environment is a key driver for innovative ideas and team success.

We also have a number of groups and forums across our sites that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, Diversity at Safran, Sports Clubs, STEM ambassadors, Employee Forum, Charity Partnerships and Wellbeing Programs.

Job location

Europe, UK, England, London

City (-ies)

Westfield Road LU7 9RH Pitstone, Buckinghamshire

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's "World's Best Companies 2025" ranking.

As the world leader in aeronautical electrical systems, Safran Electrical & Power is a key player in the electrification of aircraft equipment and electric and hybrid propulsion. With expertise across the onboard energy chain, the company designs and delivers innovative, optimized and modular architectures and solutions.