We are representing an industry leading FORTUNE 500 Aerospace/Defense company who is actively seeking to a Regional Sales Manager (Forging/Metals) due to a recent promotion. Reporting to the NA Director of Sales, this role will play a critical part in expanding market presence, executing customer-focused initiatives, and supporting revenue targets.
This is a permanent, direct-hire opportunity.
Note: This is a Technical Sales Leadership role (Forging/Metals). Engineering Degree is preferred. However, if candidate possesses Forging Business Development experience Director would be interested in considering further.
Overview
Responsibilities
- This position will work directly with customers to develop solutions and drive specification and commercialization while expanding current territories. This person will employ a hands-on, problem solving, technical approach to application development.
- This person will build pipeline opportunities, while closing existing ones, driving and accelerating the growth engine of our business in North America.
- Drive sales to meet budget and strategic plan revenue / profit targets.
- Maintain regular follow-up with customers on projects, driving their specification of the process and ultimately commercialization of customer programs.
- Grow the project pipeline and develop business with a hands-on approach, through customer presentations, processing trials, regular contact with technical and other staff at customer.
- Work closely with our R&D and manufacturing teams to develop answers to technical product questions and any other aspects of the product necessary to facilitate scale-up and commercialization.
- Present technology to technical groups and organization.
- Develop and execute strategic market plans to promote product/service through different market segments.
- Manage contractual agreements and ensure compliance with existing customers.
- Maintain and develop cross functional business relationships with key decision makers, at all organizational levels.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred.
- Experience with Forging/Metals
- This position must satisfy ITAR compliance requirements, therefore candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resident Card Holder.
- Hands-on technical development skills with stainless steel (preferred by not required), mechanical and functional parts.
- Ability to translate customer application requirements into product performance attributes – Inventive, creative, problem-solving approach.
Compensation
This position includes Base Salary $150-$170k base salary plus 25% bonus, car allowance.