Aerospace / Aeronautic Business Development Specialist

Italdesign; Moncalieri; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Car leasing

Smart working

Flexible benefits

Company canteen

Job summary

Italdesign cerca un Business Development Specialist per incrementare il business della divisione Aerospaziale, con responsabilità di contatto con i clienti e sviluppo di nuove opportunità.

La figura lavorerà a Moncalieri (TO) e in viaggio, contribuendo a definire strategie commerciali, opportunità di vendita e offerte, oltre a supportare i processi di sviluppo tecnico ed economico dei progetti.

Responsibilities

• Contatto con i clienti
• Espansione del portafoglio clienti
• Creazione e gestione di relazioni tramite proposte
• Definizione di budget di area e raggiungimento degli obiettivi
• Sviluppo delle relazioni con i Finders
• Supporto al Business Development Manager nelle relazioni con il cliente e con Italdesign

Job description

Founded in Turin in 1968, Italdesign is a product and systems integrator that turns complex ideas into validated, market-ready physical products, with a single team taking responsibility for integrating hardware, software and validation, and delivering either complete programs or individual modules according to each Client's needs.

Headquartered in Moncalieri, in the Turin area, Italy, Italdesign employs approximately 1,300 professionals across 10 sites in Italy, Germany, Spain, the United States and China.

The company's capabilities are organized around four integrated pillars: Digital Engineering & Validation, Physical Engineering, Manufacturing and Human-centered Design.

Bringing together expertise in user research, design, architecture definition, engineering, E/E and software integration, prototyping, virtual and physical validation, homologation, production launch support, and pre-series and limited/ultra-limited series manufacturing, Italdesign supports product development through a single integrated organization.

Automotive, bespoke and limited-series vehicles, mobility, aerospace, robotics, product and industrial design are the main sectors in which these capabilities are applied.

Since September 2026, Italdesign has been a UST company. By combining its engineering capabilities with UST's expertise in software, data and AI, Italdesign is expanding its ability to develop intelligent, connected products while remaining a multi-client partner and protecting the information and intellectual property of every program.

In 2026 Italdesign obtained the Top Employers Certification for the eleventh year in a row.

Posizione

Italdesign is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Business Development Specialist to join the Company to increase the business for the Aerospace division.

Responsibilities

• Customer's contact;
• Operating to enlarge Client portfolio;
• Creating and maintaining through proposals the Customer relation;
• Setting up the Area budget and reaching the relevant targets;
• Developing the relationship with the Finders;
• Supporting the Business Development Manager representing the Customer in Italdesign and Italdesign by the Customer;
• Supporting the proper execution (technic goals and economic targets) of the Projects;
• Supporting the information flow between the project and technical departments;
• Supporting the proper Italdesign presence in all Clients relevant meetings;
• Supporting Italdesign organizational and technical harmonization with Customers;
• Supporting to create and guarantee a stable and long-term relation with Customers;
• Supporting to create feasible business opportunities with the Customers;
• Marketing knowledge to create feasible sales and offers strategy;
• Guarantying the achievement of the technical and economic targets of the project;
• Supporting to manage the technical and economic risk analysis of the project as well as the opportunity of new activities related to the project itself;
• Promoting and improving project efficiency, effectiveness reviewing the Italdesign processes and working model;
• Supporting the Department in business development competences, in processes and cross functional approach;
• Supporting to integrate Italdesign at any level of the decisional processes with Customers;
• Being active in application of the Italdesign strategic plan;
• Finding the best trade off in case of conflict between performances/boundary conditions, together with all the involved and relevant Italdesign Units at project level.

Requisiti

Key Requirements

• Deep knowledge of the sector, including benchmarking;
• Customers portfolio & knowledge;
• At least 5 years' expertise in aeronautic / aerospace development;
• Experience in Customer contact and management;
• Experience in defining Business Development actions;
• Experience in contract negotiation;
• Basic expertise in Business opportunity creation;
• Basic expertise in managing (timing, technical and economic targets) one field of activities/project from activity/project start to end.

Preferential Requirements

• Knowledge of the aeronautic development processes and of the expected outcomes at the milestones;
• Ability to manage multi-disciplinary, cross-functional activities (i.e. Styling and Engineering, Engineering and Workshop, etc.) of the projects;
• Ability to support integration and management into the technical development plan of the project related activities;
• Knowledge of Product Data Management (PDM) and Extended Resource Planning (ERP);
• Experience as Project Manager, with focus on marketing, product and business management would be appreciated.

Altre informazioni

Additional Information

Education

Engineering or Economics Degree with a focus on Marketing and Product definition.

Language skills

Fluent knowledge of written and spoken Italian and English are required. A fluent knowledge of French language will be considered as a plus.

Workplace

Moncalieri (TO) and availability to travel.

Compensation Package

Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL)

Italian National Metalworkers' Collective Labour Agreement.

Base Salary (RAL)

The gross annual base salary offered for this position will be no less than € 36.000,00.

Final Compensation

The final compensation package will be determined based on the candidate's professional experience, competencies and qualifications, and on the applicable role level, in line with the company's internal compensation framework. The final salary may therefore be higher than the minimum amount stated above.

Variable Compensation

Eligible employees will participate in the company's variable compensation programmes, subject to role eligibility and the applicable company policies in force at the time of employment. Details will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• Continuous professional development (technical, soft skills and language training)
• Company canteen
• Health insurance
• Car leasing programme (if applicable)
• Smart working
• Flexible benefits programme

Italdesign is committed to create an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer (L.903/77).

We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of the gender, ethnic, religion, sexual orientation, disability, parental status, or social origin.