Senior Aerospace Account Manager

PPG Industries • Seattle, WA

7d • $120,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Are you an accomplished sales professional looking for the next challenging and rewarding step in your career? Look no further than our Senior Aerospace Account Manager role in our Aerospace division with PPG. You will be based in Woodinville, WA, but this position will require you to work in field and be customer-facing. You will report to the Key Account Director. Total compensation includes all the tools you will need to succeed in this high-level sales role including a company car, fuel card, and more!

Requirements

• Only US Citizens, Green card holders, political asylees, or refugees are eligible to apply.
• Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• 5+ years of experience in an Account Management, Sales, Customer Service, or Technical position for higher technical products and markets.
• Travel up to 20% throughout North America and worldwide to support customers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Aerospace parts and assemblies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather customer and broad market intelligence to develop and implement short-term and long-term business strategies.
• Negotiate appropriate contracts to solidify profitable growth.
• Report and recognize developing price trends by market.
• Develop and maintain multi-tiered personal customer relationships and take steps to improve personal relationships between PPG Aerospace management and customer management.
• Develop forecasts for customers and products and advise management of new or changed conditions.
• Use experience and technical details of products to support customer application processes following company recommendations or industry standards.
• Work with major Aerospace OEMs to identify technology solutions and manage the commercialization of these solutions through qualification and production launch.
• Become an expert at PPG Selling Machine and use tools and practices to grow the business to support growth initiatives.

Benefits

• PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation & Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave, and other Voluntary benefit offerings.
• Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level