Sales Operations Specialist (Contract)

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Job Description:

Are you a detail-oriented professional with a passion for the aerospace industry? We are looking for a Sales Operations Specialist to join our team in Grand Prairie. This isn't just an administrative role-it's the engine room of our sales department. You will be the architect behind our customer presentations, the gatekeeper of our pricing configurations, and a key player in delivering world-class helicopters and HCare services to our clients. If you have four years of sales or marketing experience and thrive in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, we want to see your flight plan.

This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus in America.

Meet the team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your working environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

Your Challenges:

Support to Sales Managers: 40%

• Development of Presentations for customer specific completions

  • Includes building photograph library of previous and current completions

  • Build configurations for customers

• Collaborate with Sales Managers for

  • Development of storyboards for customer presentation

  • Coordination of paint renderings and displays for customer visits

• Development inventory and management of samples for customization in coordination with Programs

  • Paint, carpet, leather, plating, etc.

• Manage model ordering for customers

• Coordinate compliance issues pertaining to Sales

  • Anti-money Laundering/Know Your Customer (AML/KYC) processing

  • Export and Denied Party processing

• Coordinate sponsorships for Sales Managers

• Manage Sales Force reporting

Commercial Offer Management: 25%

• Analysis of Cost Summary and Reconciliation (CSA)

• Quotation tracking

  • Coordinate to keep Sales Configurator up to date

  • Coordinate on updates to standard configurations

• Preparation of offers with cover letter and or presentation for Sales Managers, as required

• Maintain Sales records for Sales team

  • Configurations

  • Current year pricing

  • First-Come First Serve Pricing

  • Offer and bookings files

Support to HCare Sales: 25%

• Brochure Development and Maintenance to include:

  • Maintaining HCare files

  • Updating marketing materials

• Interacting with customers in support of HCare Sales

• Maintain familiarity with HCare offerings

  • Maintain liaison with AH Services and Support in Marignane and at AHI

• Prepare HCare offerings

• Develop HCare market analysis

Administrative Support: 10%

• Site visit support

• Some travel Coordination for Sales

• Initiating and processing purchase requests

• Updating Welcome Board for AHI customers

Your Boarding Pass: (Required to be considered)

• Must possess a BS Degree in Business, Marketing, Management or equivalent experience (four years) is required

• Four (4) + years of experience in Sales or Marketing

• Maintain good customer and AHI interdepartmental relationships

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Time Management

• Project Management

• Negotiation Skills

• Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Salesforce, Adobe

• Any experience in the aviation industry is preferred (helicopters highly preferred)

Travel Required:

• 5% Domestic and International

Citizenship:

• Authorized to Work in the US without current or future need for visa sponsorship

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: 80% Onsite, limited travel to US / Canada locations

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.

• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 25lbs/11kgs.

• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 25lbs/11kgs.

• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.

• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.

• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.

• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

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A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus in America.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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