Sales Account Manager

Amphenol Aerospace; Town of Sidney (NY); Remote; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Sales Account Manager to identify and grow accounts in North Carolina or South Carolina. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience, ideally in aerospace. This role requires effective communication and the ability to travel frequently. Competitive salary and strong values on career development offered.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in engineering, sales support, sales or marketing in the aerospace industry.
• Experience working with aerospace and defense customers is preferred.
• Ability to travel approximately 60-70% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a 12-month forecast on significant programs and products.
• Visit customers as needed to support design, manufacturing, and quality.
• Work with customers and colleagues on maintaining acceptable performance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Oral and written communication

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field

Job description

The Role

Amphenol Aerospace Operations is seeking a Sales Account Manager working out of a home office in North Carolina or South Carolina to join our outside sales team covering this territory. Primary responsibility is to identify new accounts and program opportunities as well as to leverage relationships with current customers to maintain and grow business in their territory.

The key responsibilities of this Sales Account Manager include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain a 12-month forecast on significant programs and products
• Report quarterly on parts designed in on customer programs
• Visit customers as needed to support design, manufacturing, quality, and new opportunities
• Travel to Amphenol factories when appropriate to engage the team on new designs and critical deliveries; sell the factories on why the program is vital to our success
• Work with the customer and Amphenol colleagues on maintaining an acceptable level of performance on quality, delivery, and affordability
• Create and maintain a program breakout with complete bill of material by product, business unit, and quantity per system and sales dollars potential

The Person

The key skills and qualities of aSales Account Manager at Amphenol Aerospace Operations:

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field and 5 years' experience in engineering, sales support, sales or marketing in the aerospace industry required
• Equivalent education/experience will be considered
• Experience working with aerospace and defense customers is preferred
• Interconnect knowledge and/or experience is a plus
• Excellent interpersonal skills and adept at both oral and written communications
• Proficiency working with Microsoft Office software (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Confidentiality
• Ability to travel approximately 60-70% of the time
• Employee must reside in North Carolina or South Carolina

The Company

With manufacturing sites in Sidney NY, Mesa AZ, Nogales MX, and a Design Center in Pasadena CA, Amphenol Aerospace Operations has been a leader in designing and manufacturing electrical components for the aviation and commercial airplane industry for over 100 years.

Focusing on serving the needs of advanced and challenging market segments, we pride ourselves on our consistent ability to innovate and provide the markets with new creative solutions.

Working at Amphenol means you are recognized and valued for your contributions because we believe that our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. We support and encourage career development for all employees and have ample opportunities for advancement.

We pride ourselves for being customer-centric, accountable, reliable, and enthusiastic in all that we do. These values are ingrained in each of us and contribute to a culture of teamwork and meaningful work.

Amphenol offers a competitive salary and benefits. The candidate must be able to legally work in the United States; we are unable to provide sponsorship. This position requires access to controlled technology that is subject to US export controls. Qualified candidates must be a US person (including US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or eligible to obtain required authorization(s) from the U.S. Government.

Amphenol is a proud Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status. We aim to create an inclusive working environment where all employees are respected and treated equally.

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