Business Development Manager- Aerospace

Altana AG; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Altana AG is seeking a New Business Development Manager in the United States to focus on developing new markets, customers, and applications in aerospace within the Engineering Materials Business Line. The role involves market research, strategy development, and execution to accelerate revenue growth across North America.

The ideal candidate has 7-10+ years in aerospace, a technical selling background, and strong stakeholder engagement across R&D, technical service, and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, Aerospace engineering or a related field.
• 7-10+ years of experience in the Aerospace field.
• Proven experience winning new business in a technical, solution-selling environment.
• Experience with formulators, R&D teams, technical service, and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Knowledge of resin systems for aerospace components manufacturing and their chemistry.

Responsibilities

• Develop new and existing market segments to support the aerospace growth strategy.
• Lead implementation of aerospace and defense growth strategy in North America.
• Expand existing accounts and establish strategic collaborations in aerospace and defense.
• Plan and attend trade shows and conferences to develop markets and leads.
• Engage in industry technical committees to understand markets and customer requirements.
• Promote ELANTAS activities and portfolio in aerospace and defense through events and conferences.
• Visit potential and existing customers, including cold calls, with/without other sales reps.
• Collaborate with Sales, Technical Service and R&D leadership to identify growth opportunities.
• Negotiate confidentiality agreements and facilitate information exchange with customers.
• Support product approvals, negotiations, and successful project launches.

Skills

New business development

Aerospace market knowledge

Stakeholder management

Commercial drive

Customer facing

MS Office Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, Aerospace engineering or related field

MBA or commercial training (plus)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Your responsibilities

The New Business Development Manager is a newly created role with the purpose of bringing a narrower and deeper focus on developing new markets, customers and applications in Aerospace. The incumbent is responsible for market research, development, and execution of the aerospace growth strategy (within the Engineering Materials Business Line). In this role the incumbent is expected to develop a thorough understanding of targeted markets/applications/customers via primary/secondary research, trade shows, conferences, etc. Focus will be on driving strategic growth by identifying, developing, and commercializing new business opportunities.

The position bridges commercial strategy, technical expertise, and customer engagement to accelerate revenue growth and strengthen the company's innovation-led value proposition. In support of our growth strategy, the incumbent will develop new and existing segments by creating entry points at targeted accounts across North America. The incumbent must effectively address customer and market needs to the technical and R&D team to help defining the project pipeline and strategy for further portfolio innovation and qualifications of the products at the customers.

• Develop new and existing market segments to support the aerospace growth strategy (within the EM Business Line).
• Leads implementation of the aerospace and defense growth strategy in North America based on global strategy, customer requirements and future needs.
• Expand existing accounts and establish strategic collaborations in the aerospace and defense field.
• Plans and attends trade shows and conferences to develop markets and leads, as well as to understand growth trends and competitive landscape.
• Engages and participates in industry technical committees to gain understanding of markets and customer requirements.
• Promote ELANTAS activities and portfolio in aerospace and defense field by participating in events, fairs and specialized conferences in the field of composites, aerospace and defense.
• Visits potential and existing customers, including cold calls, with and without other Sales representatives or distribution channel partners.
• Work with Sales, Technical Service and R&D leadership to identify growth opportunities and propose participation plans including 4P analysis and Value Propositions.
• Negotiate confidentiality agreements and facilitate information exchange with customers.
• Work with other Sales representatives and VP - Commercial & Technology to determine the pricing strategy for new product launches and new application development.
• Support quotation and offer approval processes in accordance with Corporate Authority Regulation.
• Manage sample activities and qualification programs.
• Support product approvals, commercial negotiations, and successful project launches.
• Coordinate customers' visits at ELANTAS sites.
• Develops annual forecast on anticipated market sales.
• Maintain records and prepare reports on all phases of activities.
• Assists the organization to create a safe and healthy working environment by working safely, using equipment provided and following instructions given for health and safety purposes and immediately reporting any unsafe working practices or hazardous working conditions.
• The above list describes typical duties and responsibilities and is not intended to limit management from assigning other work as needed.

Your profile

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, Aerospace engineering or a related field.
• 7-10+ years of experience in the Aerospace field.
• Proven experience winning new business in a technical, solution-selling environment.
• Experience working with formulators, R&D teams, technical service, and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Good knowledge of thermoset resin systems and fiber-based composites and their applications for aerospace structures.
• Good knowledge of material and process requirements for aerospace applications.
• Knowledge of resin systems for aerospace components manufacturing such as potting resins, adhesives, impregnating resins and infusion resins, as well as their chemistry such as epoxy or polyurethane.
• MBA or commercial training is a plus, but not required if the candidate has strong market-building experience
• Balanced mix of technical credibility, commercial drive, and customer-facing maturity
• Experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience working with R&D teams, technical service, and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Experience in a matrixed organization where sales, technical, and operations must align.

Contact Person

Brett Keller
HR Team
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