Head of Sales

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Location: South East, Surrey, Redhill, Horley
Job type: Permanent
Aircraft type:
Contact: HR
Sector: Sales & Purchasing
Job Role: Office Jobs, Middle Managers Jobs, Senior Manager Jobs, Sales Jobs

Department: Sales & Marketing

Reports to: Sales & Marketing Director

Purpose:

To generate sales opportunities with new and existing Customers. To build long term relationships and work with Customers to provide solutions, control sales pipeline & assist with long term sales strategy


Primary Responsibilities:


  • Seek out opportunities with Airlines, Lease companies and MRO facilities
  • Visiting Customers, dealing with potential opportunities, point of contact for any issues
  • Coordinate with internal departments as necessary to obtain relevant information to assist with quotations
  • Generating relevant visit reports highlighting potential opportunities and issues
  • Market research to assist with sales leads and opportunities
  • Actively assist in providing relevant Sales & Marketing plans
  • Contribute in developing strategic direction of the Company
  • Prepare relevant costings, quotations and proposals as necessary
  • Represent the Company at trade shows, events
  • Adopt “cradle to grave” mindset with Customer projects as necessary
  • Travel as necessary to support relevant Customer visits
  • Provide up to date sales information to Sales Director relating to sales budgets
  • Any other duties needed in support of the business

 Other Responsibilities:


  • Deputise to Sales & Marketing director in attendance of weekly Management Meeting, during Holidays or absence

 Health and Safety and Quality Responsibilities:


  • To ensure they work in a safe manner
  • To work within the company’s procedures and policies

 Positions Reporting to this Position: Key Contacts (Internal and External):


  • Sales Executive

 

  • Sales & Marketing Director
  • Sales administrator
  • Program Management
  • Design
  • Operations
  • Purchasing

 Key Accountabilities (where appropriate):


  • Generating Sales opportunities
  • Strategic sales approach and reporting
  • Important Health and Safety Considerations of the Role (e.g. night work, compressed air line, VDU’s, etc.):


  • Considerable exposure to DSE and computer workstation.

Personnel Specifications

Qualifications, Training & Experience:

Essential

Desirable

  • Broad general education

Yes

 

  • Understanding of Aviation industry and Customers

Yes

 

  • Relevant and proven sales training/ experience

Yes

 

  • Marketing training/ experience

Yes

 

 

Knowledge of:

Essential

Desirable

  • Aviation industry

Yes

 

  • Customers

Yes

 

  • Sales and Marketing strategy

Yes

 

 

Skill in:

Essential

Desirable

  • Staff management

Yes

 

  • Understanding Customer needs

Yes

 

  • Positive and confident approach

Yes

 

  • Self motivation and ambition

Yes

 

 

Ability to:

Essential

Desirable

  • Communicate well with strong interpersonal skills

Yes

 

  • Exemplary telephone manner

Yes

 

  • Work on own initiative

Yes

 

  • Supportive of a team environment

Yes

 

  • Able to work to tight schedules and deadlines, with multiple priorities

Yes

 

  • Honesty and integrity

Yes

 

  • Willing to help in areas outside of remit if required

Yes

 



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