Sales Manager

The Sales Manager is a key function within the organization and is responsible for ensuring world‑class responsiveness and customer engagement to help identify and solve problems while maintaining a leading market position. This role requires more than 50% travel to maintain frequent face‑to‑face meetings at customer locations with Engineering, Procurement, Program Management, and Senior Leadership. The Sales Manager must be a highly data‑driven individual who stays close to industry trends, aircraft build rates, and overhaul data to ensure the company captures maximum market potential and continually provides improved solutions to both new and existing customers. In addition, this role plays a critical part in identifying and entering new markets that can position the business for significant growth over a 3‑5 year period. Primary Responsibilities Accountable for weekly, monthly, and quarterly bookings targets by customer and market segment to ensure monthly outlook commitments are met Operate autonomously to manage customer relationships and drive new business opportunities by identifying supply chain challenges and strengthening customer partnerships to exceed growth targets Foster teamwork by identifying gaps and stepping in as needed, including providing quote support for urgent or high‑priority bids to help secure wins Make business decisions based on the right amount of data by developing and maintaining active knowledge of company capabilities, processes, and future plans to effectively communicate with customers Draw cross‑functional teams together by providing insight into opportunities and their long‑term growth potential Utilize and build ERP‑driven data to guide decision‑making related to time and territory management, growth trends, and market potential Support contract negotiations and related communications in alignment with the Business Unit Manager Exercise discretion and independent judgment in carrying out primary duties Qualifications To succeed in this position, the successful candidate must have: Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills Advanced Excel skills A highly analytical approach to work Awareness of and experience optimizing aftermarket strategies Proven ability to balance and grow business across both distribution channels and OEM customers Strong performance under pressure due to deadlines and departmental standards Sound judgment when dealing with complex situations Ability to work effectively with others across functions Strong business acumen and customer relationship‑building skills Strong organizational, communication, and presentation skills A highly customer‑focused mindset with the ability to build relationships at all organizational levels Ability to travel domestically and internationally more than 50% of the time Education and Previous Experience Requirements Four‑year college degree required, preferably in Business or Engineering; MBA desirable but not required 5–7 years of business management experience 5–7 years of sales and marketing experience in the aerospace industry This is a full‑time, direct‑hire, on‑site position. Qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply right away by contacting: Not ready to make a move? We offer a $1,500 Referral Bonus Card for any candidate you refer who is successfully placed through Avalon. Stay connected with us on LinkedIn so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities: #J-18808-Ljbffr