Director, Business Development (Aerospace & Defense Solutions)

Position Objective:

Evaluate market themes, develop pursuit pipeline, engage current/potential customers, achieve internal alignment, and execute winning new business proposals to maximize business growth in the Aerospace & Defense market.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serve as ILC Dover Aerospace & Defense Solutions (ADS) business development leader and member of cross-functional senior leadership team (SLT)
• Evaluate the traditional and emerging commercial A&D market to develop and implement strategies to maximize growth
• Interfaces with current/potential customers to understand the customer's overall funding, objectives and requirements; creates strong relationships with key decision makers 
• Engage with customers to understand ADS technology roadmap applicability to customer current/future needs, collaborate effectively with SLT to align NPI to customer direction
• Develop pursuit pipeline that aligns with A&D market outlook, customer needs, and internal growth targets
• Collaborate with SLT in creation of Strategic Plans for responsible markets and achieve alignment on new business opportunities
• Evaluate new business opportunities, develop recommended proposal approach and response, develop bid review package, achieve internal alignment, develop customer proposal response, deliver proposal details to customer, and close on negotiations with customer (with SLT support) 
• Develops price to win analysis to ensure ADS proposal response that delivers a winning proposal that aligns with internal business needs
• Conducts pre-contract liaison with customer and participate in negotiations including commercial and contract terms
• Accountable for driving the ADS Business Development activities

*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Requirements:

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS/SCOPE:

The Business Development Manager is an individual contributor with wide latitude for decision making and works under general direction, will report to Senior Leadership and will have a significant impact on business success.

Work Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly working remotely in a home office setting. 

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The employee regularly sits, stands and walks.  The employee occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 20 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms.  The employee will regularly use visual attention, eye focusing, visual perception.  The employee will regularly use reason, logic, and critical-thinking skills.