Sales Development Manager at Rolls-Royce

Job Description

• As a Sales Development Manager you will be responsible for ensuring that a clear strategy is agreed and implemented across your area of responsibility.
• Your further accountabilities will ensure you work with the Customer Business Manager during the development of the customer relationships and initial project identification.
• You will support customers in development of solutions for extended scope and supply methodologies, while minimizing R-R's contractual risk position in these areas. Additionally, you will support customers in the development of technical specifications / RFPs around the baseline design and strengths of R-R product range.
• This role will require regular international travel and is a great opportunity for you to become involved in projects of a corporate significance to Rolls-Royce, and potentially of a national significance to the countries in which they are based.

The role is based in Warwick, but could be based in Nigeria or Angola.

•     As a Sales Development Manager your key responsibilities will include;
•     Establish and execute successful sales campaigns to secure customer orders
•     Utilise resources in Rolls-Royce, its partner companies and suppliers to deliver successful sales campaigns
•     Act as the customer interface for issues associated with execution of the agreed sales campaign
•     Provide information on risks and opportunities affecting the agreed sales campaign
•     Deliver the assigned Sales campaigns within the agreed budget and timescales

As a Sales Development Manager your qualifications, skills and experience will include;

•     Degree qualified or equivalent in an Engineering discipline
•     Knowledge and experience of the Gas Turbine domain
•     Demonstrable knowledge around the application and benefits of gas turbines
•     Experience of influencing and persuading stakeholders, both internal and external, at all levels.
•     Sales experience would be advantageous, but the role could equally suit someone from an Engineering Project Management background or similar.
•     Experience of Negotiating
•     Experience of Tactical Planning
•     Customer Requirements Capture experience
•     Up to date industry knowledge.

What we’re looking for in you

•     As a Sales Development Manager you’ll need to be able to think strategically, with the ability to impact and influence across geographically and corporately diverse stakeholders.
•     You’ll be able to develop a recognition and understanding of the impact of the programmes and projects you’re working on.
•     Regardless of where the role is based this position will require regular international travel.