We are seeking a full-time Aviation OEM Sales Manager 2 in our Olathe, KS location. In this role, you will be responsible for developing growth of selected aviation OEM customers, managing strategic relationships, and advocating the customers' objectives and requirements to internal stakeholders.
Essential Functions
Initiate and cultivate successful customer relationships, maximize partnership potential, and drive to consistently exceed customer expectations
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the aviation industry and Garmin aviation products
Build and present product presentations demonstrating advanced knowledge of Garmin products and showing a high level of comfort presenting in front of customers, including c-level executives
Demonstrate ability to effectively develop persuasive, well-organized, and informative proposals/business case analysis in response to customer proposal requests; execution will be completed with minimal oversight and support from management or the team
Work with the internal team to drive customer contract negotiations effectively across cross-functional teams with minimal oversight and guidance
Develop, review and revise OEM forecasts showing a good level of knowledge about each of your customers' production forecast/average optional take rates for each model
Demonstrate ability to prepare a margin analysis and business case analysis and be able to present the proposal to management
Manage a variety of OEM accounts from multiple aviation market segments, where the more complex ones require multiple detailed/complex RFI/RFPs responses, contracts and administrative assignments
Demonstrate the ability to build strong working relationships with key points-of-contact and key management representatives at each of your customers as the primary commercial representative for Garmin
Demonstrate ability to proactively provide timely, detailed and actionable trip notes after customer visits with a good level of detail and submit weekly reports with the appropriate detail/on time
Able to travel, coordinate, and represent Garmin at industry and professional meetings, trade shows and conferences and complete timely and succinct trip and status reports
Participate in trade shows to demonstrate products and articulate competitive benefits of Garmin products and systems
Identify and develop opportunities for our product lines with both new and current Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers
Identify opportunities for expanding our product line to serve OEM market needs
Contribute customer, market, and product knowledge to internal cross-functional teams
Act as a customer advocate within the organization for your customers as appropriate
Maintain frequent contact with customers, visit customers on a regular basis, and plan/organize sales and coordination meetings
Develop strategic plans for each of your customers, focused on annual/long-term growth
Assist peers in proposal generation and identifying strategic opportunities
Basic Qualifications
Master's Degree AND a minimum of 3 years relevant experience OR Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
Private Pilot, aviation technical background, or proficiently demonstrate the ability sell the added benefits of Garmin aviation products to customers
Must be a fair negotiator focused on mutual success
Demonstrated proficiency solving problems through analysis and best practices
Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills and effective presentation skills/public speaking ability
Demonstrated proficiency using Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
Must be positive, detail oriented, accurate, organized, team oriented and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize and work quickly/proactively in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment
Flexibility to travel (50% of time or greater)
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits