International Sales Support Manager

Bombardier; Westerham; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier’s London Service Centre at Biggin Hill is seeking an International Sales Support Manager to lead the Proposal and Sales support within Aftermarket Services.

You will manage Proposal Coordinators, coordinate with Regional Sales Managers, ensure timely proposals, and develop governance dashboards using Salesforce and Maximo. This role oversees an internationally deployed team and requires strong regulatory knowledge and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ experience in maintenance and operation of business aircraft or equivalent aviation-related experience.
• Minimum of three years progressively more responsible supervisory experience.
• Working knowledge of regulatory jurisdictions including EASA and FAA.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related area and strong business writing skills.
• Proficiency with Salesforce, Maximo and similar CRM tools; Excel and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Regional VP, Service Sales International and oversee the Proposal Coordinator team.
• Coordinate with Regional Sales Managers, Product Administrators and Schedulers on timely, accurate proposals.
• Track proposal progress via Salesforce and Maximo; ensure on-time delivery against dates.
• Support regional managers with programs, incentives and pricing adjustments; coordinate maintenance scheduling.
• Develop dashboards and governance to track proposal accuracy, quality and turn-times.
• Collaborate with Sales to build and maintain product offerings and oversee product deployments.
• Lead an internationally deployed team with coaching, development, and performance actions.

Skills

Proposal management

Supervisory experience

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Project coordination

CRM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Maximo

Power BI

Excel

O365

Job description

Bombardier’s Business Aircraft London Service Centre in Biggin Hill is part of an award-winning network and is the flagship of Bombardier’s European operation. This Base and Line Maintenance Centre is the fastest-growing Service Centre in Europe and the largest Business Aircraft OEM in the UK. The facility has the capabilities to perform an array of maintenance checks, modifications and upgrades all from this site. Only 14 miles from London, Bombardier’s Biggin Hill Service Centre is ideally located to support operators in the UK region and beyond.

What are your contributions to the team?

• Report to the Regional Vice President, Service Sales International and perform key management function within the Aftermarket Services organisation.
• Manage the Proposal Coordinator team as they work with the Regional Sales Managers, Product Administrators, and Schedulers in the production of timely and accurate sales proposals using both the Salesforce and Maximo applications.
• Manage the allocation of sales proposals with the Proposal Coordinators and BAS Schedulers, and accurately track the progress of the proposal production via Salesforce and Maximo applications.
• Ensure proposal requested by dates are maintained and the proposal process is continually improved.
• Support the Regional Sales Managers in apply special programs, incentives, pricing adjustments and ensure the scheduling of the maintenance event is properly coordinated with internal departments and external vendors for customer aircraft.
• Develop and maintain dashboard reports and governance processes to track the sales proposal accuracy, quality, and turn-times using the Salesforce and Maximo applications. Present governance reports to Senior Management.
• Coordinate with Sales team to build and maintain product offerings.
• Manage the implementation of products through the product development process from concept to launch.
• Effectively manage an internationally deployed team in performing managerial responsibilities and related actions, i.e., coaching, PMP, disciplinary actions, employee development, training and certifications, work assignments, scheduling vacation and monitoring attendance.

How to thrive in this role?

• You have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the maintenance and operation of business aircraft, or equivalent experience within an aviation related industry
• You have a minimum of three (3) years progressively more responsible supervisory experience
• You have working knowledge of various Regulatory Authority jurisdictions and regulatory requirements, including EASA, FAA, and others as required for the production of our sales proposal
• You have a Bachelors degree in related area
• You have in-depth computer skills necessary to operate and / or learn Salesforce, Maximo, and similar CRM tools; word processing, excel spreadsheet, Power BI database, Outlook, O365 software suite, and other web-based applications.
• You have high level communications skills in both written and verbal form so as to clearly communicate objectives
• You have applicable business writing skills necessary to create various reports and correspondence.
• You have the ability to organize multiple simultaneous projects with flexibility to efficiently manage change in meeting requirements and deadlines.

Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected Characteristics to apply.

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JobInternational Sales Support Manager

Primary LocationBiggin Hill Service Center

OrganizationBombardier Services (UK)

Employee Status