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What's special about us?
Safran Helicopter Engines are the world's leading manufacturer of rotorcraft turbines and the only one dedicated exclusively to this market. Our UK facility is the European Maintenance Centre Hub for the SHE Group, performing level 1 to level 3 maintenance and repairs on complex helicopter engine components.
Our experienced teams partner with our broad, global customer base, providing both technical expertise and broader support in both the fixed wing and rotary wing markets.
What will I be doing?
Manage a dedicated customer portfolio, by achieving:
Strategy:
- Define and steer the short, mid and long-term commercial strategies of your dedicated customer portfolio in accordance with the company strategy, 5 year plan and contract performance reviews.
- Identify prospective Products and Services of interest and potential sales
- Find new business opportunities for site growth and Increase our Support By the Hour (SBH) penetration within our region
Customer satisfaction:
- Monitor and ensure customer satisfaction within account portfolio through all the components of the aftersales market: technical support, responsiveness, service rates, material supply, and contract performance KPI's
- Ensure the fulfilment of commitments to Customers
- Supporting the Customer Support Representative team were applicable in delivering results and collective performance
Sales:
- Meet or exceed the monthly/quarterly/yearly sales targets within your area of responsibility and for set customers
- Setting budgets and forecasts, including 5 Year Plan
- Create commercial proposals and drive the offer review process
- Propose best commercial solution according to situation and customer's needs, in compliance with the contractual agreements and company commercial policies
- Travel as required to meet with clients, attend industry events, and support business development efforts across the UK and internationally.
Contracts:
- Negotiate contracts with customers and ensure all amendments are completed on time
- Monitor contract compliance
Finance:
- Manage credit limit and Pilot the cash collection from assigned customers
- Increase SAFRAN HE and HE UK Margins
- Participate in monitoring internal controls where necessary to ensure compliance
What do you need from me?
Must :
Experience in a Customer Management
Strong business/commercial acumen with attention to finding sales opportunities
Commercial negotiation skills experience
Have a deep knowledge of products and services
Deliver on commitments
Be Proactive, a self-starter and take imitative
Be flexible on working hours and willing to travel
Be able to integrate and synthesize a large number of information coming from multiple sources
Have presentation skills; be able to create and present
Good English - verbal and written
Should :
Be organised and able to adjust to workload and pressures
Have knowledge of markets
Have the ability to solve problems
Ability to interface at top management level
Ability to influence decision makers
Ability to think strategically
Could :
Speak and write French or other languages
Personal Attributes :
Reliable
Professional
Customer orientated
Confident and not afraid to have a difficult conversation with a customer
Willing to travel: Frequent travels (both domestic and internationals)
What's my next step?
Please apply via the website and if you have what we are looking for, a member of our talent acquisition team will be in touch.
Diversity & Inclusion
We want Safran Helicopter Engines UK to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential.
We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.
We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Helicopter Engines UK an inclusive place to work.
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