Nacelles & Structures Product Line Director

Job Summary

The Nacelles & Structures PLM will be supporting the development of the sales pipeline on Nacelles & Structures Sales / Repairs.

They are expected to proactively develop customer and vendor relationships through meetings, calls and emails.

The successful candidate will add strength and enthusiasm to our existing team and must possess excellent business development and communication skills with the ability to deal with internal and external clients and ensure EirTrade standards are adhered to and improved on.

Responsibilities

• Tracking of all sales and repair orders from creation to delivery.
• Interface with customers and sales representatives to handle both pre-sales/ repair and post-sales/ repair service functions.
• Identify and evaluate potential customers / repair vendors, conduct negotiations, and establish strong relationships with key vendors.
• Actively work on market data/pricing for EirTrade owned and consigned stock – reporting adjustments needed to VP Sales for review.
• Respond to all incoming enquiries, referrals and leads in a timely, professional, and effective manner.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and provide strategic solutions.
• Make outbound calls, developing customer / vendor relationships.
• Conduct regular follow-ups on existing orders to obtain feedback and expedite delivery.
• Process orders, expediting where possible, and keeping both internal reps and customers updated on status.
• Work with internal departments to ensure orders delivered to EirTrade stock and customers on time and in line with EirTrade QA Standards.

What we are looking for

• 4-5 years Aviation Sales/Purchasing experience required with focus on Nacelles / Structures.
• Experience using Salesforce/Avsight is an advantage.
• MS Office skills with intermediate/advanced proficiency in MS Excel.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the company and with external parties.
• Capacity to apply common sense and pragmatism as required.
• Ability to apply integrity and good practice across all activities and initiatives.
• Organised, dependable, and with an ability to work on your own initiative, as well as part of the wider team, to achieve personal and company targets and KPI’s.
• Excellent numerical ability and attention to detail.
• Required periodically for attendance at aviation events and client visits.
• Strong work ethic, work well under pressure and possess a determination to exceed goals.