International Sales Manager

Acro Aircraft Seating is one of the UK’s leading and fastest growing manufacturers of passenger seats for commercial airlines around the world.  We are an agile, innovative business at the forefront of disrupting the aerospace market. Through modern methodologies, lean techniques, inspired innovation, and passion to be the best, Acro is positioning itself to be the world’s leading aircraft seating supplier. 

Collaboration is one of Acro’s core values, by working together and applying our skills and expertise across Sales, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations, we find the solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges and how we deliver our promises today and tomorrow. 

Our drive to continuously improve and build a culture of learning agility, developing our skills, performance and quality towards an increasingly digital and sustainable future has led to substantial growth in our team at all levels. 

We are currently seeking a talented International Sales Manager to join our Team.

Location:        Singapore

Salary:            Competitive

Excellent Benefits: 

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension
• Healthcare scheme
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail discounts
• Training opportunities
• 37.5 hours per week - 1pm finish on a Friday
• Hybrid working

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative, award-winning and high-growth business and continue to develop your sales career. Based in the UK and reporting to the General Manager, International Sales, you will be responsible for generating, developing and closing new sales opportunities from new and existing customers. 

Working as an integral part of the Sales Team, you will prepare structured and detailed proposals, and work with programme management to ensure that leads and proposals are converted into successful programmes. 

As a key part of the Commercial Team, you will attend industry conferences and exhibitions and will build and maintain effective customer relationships.

To be successful in this role you will have/be:

• Solid experience as a Sales Manager selling capital products in the airline industry (preferably aircraft interiors).
• Understanding of or interest in the airline industry.
• Experience of working in a rapidly growing challenging business with aggressive sales targets.
• Demonstrable success in generating leads and in closing sales.
• International sales experience and the willingness to travel internationally when required.
• A very strong work ethic and high levels of integrity, adaptability and attention to detail.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• A structured, commercially driven and numerical thinker who has the ability to work in a sales team with a strong team ethic.
• Demonstrable ability to diagnose real customer needs and show a high customer-orientated approach to work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate with and influence stakeholders within the business.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines successfully in a fast-paced environment or away from the office sometimes in difficult environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with a particular focus on Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

The Parent Company of ACRO Aircraft seating is Zhejiang Tiancheng Controls Co., Ltd headquartered in China. We, therefore, welcome Mandarin language capability as a desirable requirement. 

We really want to hear from you so don’t miss your opportunity to join us! Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database.  Please do let us know if you do not wish for us to retain your details.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted in due course.

Acro Aircraft Seating is an equal opportunities employer. Please view our website for access to our Job Applicant Privacy Notice. 

Closing date for applications is 17th February 2023

Please note: This advert may close early if sufficient applications are received. Acro Aircraft Seating uses reserve lists for positions where more than one candidate is deemed suitable for a position. Reserve lists are in place for 12 months, during which time reserve candidates may be offered the same or similar post should one become available.

Summary of role requirements:

• Looking for candidates available to work on weekdays
• More than 4 years of relevant work experience required for this role
• Working rights required for this role

This job was originally posted on Jora UK