Aviation Aftermarket Sales Engineer

Textron; Piney Flats (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO (Personal Time Off)

Vacation time

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

On-site fitness center

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Bell Textron Inc. in Piney Flats, TN, is seeking a Sales Representative for the Aftermarket Sales team. You will support technical sales initiatives, translate customer requirements into product solutions, and drive aftermarket growth with strong product knowledge.

The role requires the ability to interpret technical data, manage customer data in SFDC and SAP ERP, and maintain a customer‑focused approach to solving complex needs. Travel up to 40% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, or related field.
• 2 years of experience with sales, business development, marketing and/or customer support.
• Ability to travel up to 40% for onsite customer visits and trade shows.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel.
• Aviation industry experience preferred.
• Familiarity with SAP ECC and Salesforce (SFDC) preferred.
• Knowledge of Bell Aftermarket products and services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Achieve the sales objectives outlined in the annual Bell Aftermarket Sales operating plan and drive consistent sales growth across assigned Bell customer accounts through technically informed product recommendations.
• Interpret customer specifications, maintenance requirements, and aircraft configuration data to recommend correct aftermarket parts and solutions and maintain high‑quality sales funnel data.
• Continuously improve customer proposal response times through efficient evaluation of technical requirements and coordinated internal communication.
• Manage and execute targeted inventory sales campaigns based on fleet data and customer environments.
• Identify, pursue, and convert upsell and targeted sales opportunities leveraging technical product knowledge.
• Handle customer calls; monitor backlog; prepare accurate quotations; process orders; ensure data integrity throughout order lifecycle.
• Track delivery dates and communicate updates to production support; assist customers with attributes, lead times and contract requirements using data sources.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer focus

Travel up to 40%

MS Office (Excel)

Aviation experience

SAP & SFDC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Sales, Engineering

Tools

SAP ECC

Salesforce SFDC

Job description

Bell Textron Inc. in Piney Flats, TN, is seeking a Sales Representative for the Aftermarket Sales team. You will support technical sales initiatives, translate customer requirements into product solutions, and drive aftermarket growth with strong product knowledge.

The role requires the ability to interpret technical data, manage customer data in SFDC and SAP ERP, and maintain a customer‑focused approach to solving complex needs. Travel up to 40% is expected.