Group Dev and Planning Mgr

Crane Company • Lynnwood, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Strategy & Market Intelligence Manager in our Lynnwood Washington location. Located in the epicenter of United States aviation manufacturing, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Lynnwood, Wash., facility delivers industry-leading aerospace & defense power and fluid solutions. Our products are rugged enough to fly 5 billion miles from Earth on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft and innovative enough to be featured on Eviation’s Alice all-electric aircraft. You’ll join a group of aerospace professionals committed to engineering excellence and work in a community tucked between the idyllic Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains. Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics! Job Summary: The Senior Manager, Strategy & Market Intelligence will play a critical role in the execution of Aerospace & Advanced Technologies growth agenda. This position is an excellent platform for a successful candidate to position themselves for accelerated career progression within Crane. The role reports directly to the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Crane’s Aerospace & Advanced Technologies segment and will have visibility to a wide range of senior leaders across the company.

Requirements

• Minimum 5-10 years’ experience in strategy, market intelligence, marketing, product management, or business development in the aerospace and defense industry and/or in related industries, e.g., manufacturing, industrials, etc.
• Proficient in M&A prospecting, conducting strategic analyses, market research and diligence.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and draw actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely to both internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities, with a focus on fostering a positive and high-performing culture.
• Ability to comprehensively understand complex markets and technology trends, competitive insights, and industry dynamics within the Aerospace & Defense sector as well as adjacent high technology sectors (medical, semiconductor, industrial, automation, test and calibration equipment).
• Experience developing go-to-market strategies, adjacent market strategies, product strategies and/or business unit strategies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools with expert level capabilities in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Proficient in ThinkCell, Alpha Sense, DACIS, and other competitive intelligence platforms.
• Hands-on knowledge and experience in marketing, market analysis, strategy, forecasting.
• B.S. in a Business, Finance, or Engineering discipline is required.
• This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered.
• As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience at a management consulting company is preferred.
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support strategic planning and development for select AAT businesses and newly acquired assets.
• Conduct adjacent market assessments to determine which markets Crane should expand into through M&A.
• Support M&A activities including target identification, screening, strategy presentations and analysis.
• Conduct market analysis and build long term market forecasts for strategic planning.
• Assess aerospace and defense markets as well as industrial technology focused markets with attributes like aerospace and defense.
• Identify and conduct proprietary assessments of market adjacencies to determine attractiveness for Crane.
• Identify and screen potential acquisition targets.
• Develop detailed profiles for acquisition targets and make recommendations for attractive targets to pursue.
• Lead and support strategic planning process of select businesses within the AAT segment, working with VP/GMs on the buildup of the annual strategic plan and presentation.
• Support creation of strategy and value creation plan for acquired assets.
• Conduct the research and analysis required.
• Coordinate input and insights across business teams.
• Drive creation of output.
• Conduct selective research and analysis to constructively challenge the Business Unit’s “where to play” and “how to win.”
• Help to ensure BU strategies are built on rigorous assessment of facts and data spanning market analysis, voice of the customer, competitive analysis, and more.
• Creation, consolidation, and monitoring of customer forecasts, competitor trends and performance, external forecasts, build rates, and A&D industry segment PMI rates used in long term planning.
• Conduct Market Share and Mekko Analysis of markets that AAT participates in, maintains the database of competitor information.
• Contributes to the quarterly competitive analysis presentation of Crane’s peers and competitors, including assessment of growth, financials, product launches, new contract awards, and M&A.
• Presents to executive team.

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month following your start date.
• 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane plus 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401k plan with company match.
• eligible after 6 months of employment.

What This Job Offers

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