Product Market Manager

Satair; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Paid time off including holidays

Comprehensive insurance coverage

Upskilling and development opportunities

Leadership development programs

Job summary

A leading aerospace firm is seeking a Product Market Manager in Herndon, VA, to drive product sales and strategy in the region. The ideal candidate will leverage market analysis and CRM management to enhance customer relations and meet sales targets. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in sales or product management, preferably within the aviation sector. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits, including opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in sales, product management or related experience.
• Experience in the Commercial Aviation Industry is preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 30% domestic and international.

Responsibilities

• Develop product sales strategy and execution.
• Manage regional CRM Sales Pipeline and customer proposals.
• Facilitate stakeholder management and provide timely market feedback.
• Support product marketing planning, budgeting and forecasting processes.

Skills

Sales strategy

Market analysis

CRM management

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business, engineering, aviation, or related field

Tools

Google Workspace

SAP or equivalent MRP system

Excel

Excel

Job description

As a Product Market Manager at Satair, you will drive sales of Satair distributed products, serve as the commercial focal point for product management in the region, and develop and implement a product sales strategy that ensures customer account growth and achievement of regional Order Intake and Revenue goals.

Location: Herndon, VA & Miami, FL.

Meet the Team:

Our Marketing teams ensure optimal customer perception and increase value recognition of our Airbus products across the globe. Whether you’re new to the aviation industry or a seasoned professional, if you have a high attention to detail, a questioning mind and determination you’ll fit right in!

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”).
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high‑deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Market Share – product sales strategy and execution (40%): Seek out, implement and develop sales of Satair’s products and services that drive market share growth in the region; gather, analyze and draw out opportunities from regional market data and demand trends; with support of OEM Product Managers, master the assigned product line value proposition and go‑to‑market strategy, translating this into proactive and timely sales campaigns; leverage our Satair tools and analytic platforms in the market analysis process; maintain real‑time understanding of current sales gaps for assigned product lines at a customer level, developing timely product sales campaigns that will drive closure of these gaps and enable market share growth.
• Product Sales Pipeline Development – customer proposals and opportunity achievement (30%): Responsible for and owner of the regional CRM Sales Pipeline; single point of contact in the region for identified opportunities across assigned product lines; ensure relevant product line sales lead creation and maintaining a consistent CRM pipeline that enables regional account directors to achieve customer account sales targets; manage a timely response to customer inquiries including Requests for Proposal bids, answering of requests for quotes, and resolution of customer pricing inquiries; drive contract follow‑up process – identifying gaps to expected sales plan, securing customer feedback and developing actions to address the gaps.
• Regional Stakeholder Management (25%): Regional product line focal point for commercial and customer‑facing teams; enable ASC commercial teams with relevant CRM sales pipeline and ongoing product line awareness trainings; support the customer resolution process as it relates to assigned product pricing; ensure timely market and customer opportunity feedback into the ASP OEM product management teams.
• Additional Responsibilities (5%): Participate in the regional sales meeting as the product management focal point, securing the agenda for the product management scope; own and drive the product marketing plan for the assigned region in coordination with Marketing; support and give input to AOP, Budget and forecasting process.

Your Boarding Pass:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering, aviation or business administration related field.
• 6+ years in sales, product management or related experience.
• Experience in the Commercial Aviation Industry with knowledge of aircraft systems, general aircraft maintenance driver knowledge, and the key OEMs within our industry (Preferred).
• Ability to travel up to 30% Domestic and International.
• Knowledge of the product management discipline.
• Strong business acumen.

Technical Systems Proficiency – Required:

• Basic to Intermediate Google Workspace application experience.
• Intermediate SAP or equivalent MRP system experience.
• Intermediate Excel or equivalent experience including basic knowledge and use of VLOOKUP and other data analysis tools.
• Basic ability to navigate and interpret aircraft technical manuals for product application reference.

Authorized to work in the US, able to work in the US without current or future need for visa sponsorship.

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: 60% (3 out 5 days per week)
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. [DAILY]
• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms: [DAILY]
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. [DAILY]
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. [DAILY]
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. [DAILY]
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. [DAILY]
• Pushing /Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. [DAILY]
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on a computer. [DAILY]
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving: [DAILY]
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. [DAILY]
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. MONTHLY
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. [DAILY]
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel‑toed shoes are required for all shop floor visit, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

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Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Product Management and Marketing

Industries

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing