Are you a Business Development Director / VP of Business Development with a strong background in Aerospace or Defence manufacturing? Would you like to work in a well-established manufacturing company who are experiencing rapid growth? Does the prospect of working with a well-established brand that has untapped growth potential internationally excite you? If so, this may be the opportunity for you.

The responsibilities of the Business Development Director / VP of Business Development role are as follows:

* Build upon well-established, existing customer programmes with OEMs and Prime OEMs internationally

* Further develop the company's offering in the MRO aftermarket on existing and new programmes

* Assess market opportunities for new product development and work closely with the engineering teams to develop new aerospace, defence and EVTOL concepts

* Play a lead role in the development of the company's technology roadmap to align the evolution of the company's product offering with the future trajectory of the aerospace market

* Be the customer interface for the company during trade shows, customer visits, and ongoing customer relationship management

* Lead the price negotiation, contract management and commercial agreements for all existing and new contracts with international customers

* Assist in the rapid growth of the company with a target to double in size over the next five years

* Travel internationally to support the company's sales and the further development of sales across the group internationally

The experience required for the Business Development Director / VP of Business Development position are as follows:

* Degree qualified, apprenticeship or equivalent experience in engineering or business management

* Experience in a sales management position within aerospace or defence manufacturing

* Extensive account management/customer interface experience

* Ability to engage with R&D, Engineering and manufacturing during NPI/NPD

* Willing to travel internationally (UK, EU, and US)

* Excellent communication and inter-personal skills

The successful Business Development Director / VP of Business Development will be offered the opportunity to join a very well-established, growing organisation that is looking to double in size over the next five years. You'll have the opportunity to grow market share on an almost unlimited, untapped area of product development and service offering with full support of the international group. You'll also enjoy the full support from the site GM in your pursuit of revenue growth, project acquisition and ongoing product development. Therefore, if you are a dynamic Business Development Director / VP of Business Development, who is looking for an exciting career move, this could be the role for you. Please get in touch