Summary: Were hiring for an earlystage funded aerospace/defence startup in Bangalore led by 3 cofounders. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned sales leader with extensive experience in the Aerospace &
Defence Industry to drive strategic business development initiatives. (S)He should have 15 years experience in related domain with a deep understanding of strategic electronics products and strong networks within the industry.
Compensation: 3545 LPA ESOPs
Location: Delhi (onsite)
Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electronics/Electronics & Communication or Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- ExServiceman (Veteran) from Indian Air Force
- Worked on medium to large size opportunities/tenders in Defence Electronics domain or System Integration projects in Aerospace & Defence
- Experience in handling profit and loss (P/L) responsibilities and driving organizational success
- Extensive knowledge about key decision makers within the industry with a strong focus on relationshipbuilding
- Well versed with DAP 2020 Defence Procurement Policies
- Proven track record of bringing in new customers from the Indian market and driving revenue growth
- Extensive experience of working with MoD DRDO labs DPSUs Armed Forces & International OEMs
- Demonstrated ability to identify market gaps and develop strategic initiatives to address them
- Excellent communication negotiation and leadership skills
- Willingness to travel as needed
Key Responsibilities:
- Prospect and acquire new opportunities within the Defence and Aerospace industry leveraging existing networks and relationships
- Liaison with MoD & Services HQ to for suitable opportunities and suomoto proposals
- Formulate and execute sales strategies focusing on LRUs Radar systems Avionics Embedded systems
- Interact with Defence and Aerospace customers on a regular basis for developmental projects and address the customers needs and desires for solutions during design and engineering stages
- Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to align sales efforts with product development and marketing initiatives
- Build company profile and brand image in the market through customer visits presentations exhibitions trade shows business meets. Participate in defence & aerospace seminars and exhibitions
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including customers suppliers and industry influencers
- Interact with design/technical team on the new technologies/requirement of the customer for technology/process up gradation
- Gather intelligence on competitor activities
- Recommend policy initiatives new product/partnership arrangements & innovative approaches keeping in mind the market opportunities practices & competition to strengthen company leadership position
Please feel free to apply/refer even if youre an 80% match to the above were hiring for ambition and attitude first.
stakeholder relationship management,aerospace,sales,p/l management,policy recommendation,industry networking,sales leadership,strategic business development,radar,defence procurement policies knowledge,brand building,sales strategy formulation,market intelligence gathering,aerospace & defence industry knowledge,cross-functional collaboration,electronics products knowledge,relationship-building,customer acquisition