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Job Description:
Job objectives
. Develop objectives and account plans to ensure profitable growth for assigned customers
. Identify business potential and describe long term plans for its achievement
. Achieve assigned Order Intake, Revenue targets and grow business across
product lines
. Ensure high level of customer satisfaction
. Ensure a sustained long-term relationship with key customers
. Ensure fulfillment of material support obligations for Airbus
Primary responsibilities
. Be the responsible sales and support Account Director for the assigned customer and ensure development of objectives and account plans
. Ensure identification of business potential for new services and products
. Manage sales opportunities from inception to final award or closure
. Manage customer visits and bid related customer interactions
. Update and maintain customer contact data
. Support function to collect customer complaint or feedback and address it to
the appropriate function for resolution and follow up on the progress
. Ensure support obligations fulfillment in accordance with aircraft purchase
agreements, such as Material Readiness Roadmap and A/C EIS support,
customer familiarization on material management subjects, supplier support
operations, Sales and Support Manager allocation, spares availability
. Follow up and reporting on issue resolution or appropriate escalation when
necessary
. Accountable to achieve order intake and revenue targets for assigned
customer segment
Secondary responsibilities
. Assist in follow up on overdue payments and in general support accounts receivables management for assigned customers
. Support sales director in definition, implementation and execution of a sales
support strategy
. Participate in Global Account Management (GAM) activities for customers
supported by the GAM approach
. Participate and/or lead ad-hoc short or long term development/improvement
projects/initiatives
General
. Comply with Satair’s mission, values and Quality Management procedures
. Perform and comply to all Airbus & Satair Ethics & Compliance guidelines
. Understanding, sharing and living of Satair’s values and rules
. Respect Satair’s processes and procedures agreed per function
. Keep the direct report informed of the status of agreed tasks and of any
critical problem areas
. Participate in optimizing Satair’s business procedures by applying existing
Satair’s IT systems
. Comment/advise on unsatisfactory situations within the organization, and
propose potential solutions for improvements
. Identify and offer suggestions to improve efficiency
. Be well informed about and familiar with the latest developments in Satair’s
business
. Have an inter-cultural understanding and ability to work successfully in one
. Participate in and actively support occupational safety, health and
sustainability efforts
. Contribute towards a positive and inspiring working environment
Personal & interpersonal skills
. Customer minded
. Strong team player
. Comfortable operating in a speak-up mindset
. Excellent communication and presentation skills
. Open to give and receive feedback
. Diplomatic in addressing issues to the right stakeholder
. Strong in representing the customer view inside the organization
. Good analytical skills ability to see the bigger picture and derive mid to long term recommendations on way forward
. Ability to balance and align varying interests of stakeholders
. Understanding of Airbus network
. Ability to defend Satair’s business and limit financial risk
. Diplomatic sense and open/out-of-silo mind-set, ability to build successful relations across functions and with all stakeholders
. Ability to successfully work in an international, multi-location context
Professional skills
. Demonstrated success with a minimum 5+ years experience in a sales position or similar
. Fluent in English, both orally and in writing
. Knowledge of Arabic, French, German is a plus
. Negotiation skills
. Strong business acumen
. Strong knowledge and proven track record working within an Account
Management structure – both as leader and participant
. High degree of aviation business understanding specifically in the area of
spares support, supply chain management, maintenance, understanding of
support obligations from aircraft purchase agreements
. Knowledge and experience working with the Middle East/Africa aviation
market
. Background on legal aspects in the area of A/C purchase agreements and/or
services contracts
. Ability to develop business cases and possess the ability to derive financial
implications from contract specifications
. Ability to travel extensively
KPIs
. Closing customer complaints in a timely manner
. Ensure continuous improvement of customer satisfaction (CSIP)
. Achieve established sales-oriented objectives
. Proposal to win conversion rates
. Number of proposals signed off
. Average time between first contact with the customer and signing of
agreement
. Order Intake and sales revenue for assigned accounts and regional goals
. Average sales per customer per year
. Profit per customer
. Number of visits/contacts with customer
. Cost of sales (cost per interaction)
. Number of new customers
. Customer visit frequency
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:Airbus Africa and Middle East FZE
Contract Type:Permanent Contract / CDI / Unbefristet / Contrato indefinido
Experience Level:Professional / Expriment(e) / Professionell / Profesional
Job Family:Sales, Marketing & Commercial Contracts
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