Knowledge,
Skills and Personal Qualities Required
- Proven experience in domestic and international defencemarkets
- Able to integrate and play a leading role within the product / sales team
- Broad range of capabilities (technical / market knowledge, bidding, direct selling, marketing, business development)
- Track record of leadership / management of teams to deliver complex, compelling, successful bids
- Hard working, dedication and goal driven
- Excellent written and oral communications to support the cross-functional leadership requirements of the role
- Has domain expertise and an existing Customer network within the UK MOD and / or overseas relating to any of the following product lines (for Submarines) : Sonar SystemsHandling SystemsStealth / Susceptibility Management SystemsElectric ActuationCombat Systems / Inboard Processing solutions
Key Accountabilities (to the Head of Sales within Submarines Division)
Product strategy development including the cross-functional leadership required to deliver on the vision.Sales capture, pursuit and leadership of bid proposalsSales target deliveryBehavioural Requirements
Highly motivated, enthusiastic and delivery focusedInnovative and prepared to challenge conventional thinkingTenacity and determination; with desire to deliver outputs and resultsTeam player and leaderConfident and enthusiasticExcellent communication skills; oral and writtenAbility to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiencesComfortable dealing with Senior ManagementAdditional Information
Experience in Military Submarine product sales in the UK and export markets would be an advantageCan widen our UK network particularly into the support divisions of the UK MODSpecific experience with sales in one or more of the defencedomains / product lines listed above