What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sales Director - Aero Metals position at Gradel Professional Search?
Relationships. Guidance. Success.
We work with Fortune 500 companies, global enterprises, private equity-backed organizations, and growth-oriented manufacturers, navigating hiring across complex operational and technical environments.
Our client is a growing national aerospace precision metals organization. This is a high-visibility growth opportunity for a sales leader who understands relationship-driven business development within technical, industrial, and aviation-related environments. This role will have a significant impact on the GTM strategy for the machining business. They manufacture a range of high-precision metal components for airframes in the defense and commercial aero verticals.
The organization is backed by strong executive leadership, significant operational support, and an aggressive growth strategy focused on expanding market share, customer partnerships, and long-term regional growth.
Responsibilities
- Drive sales growth, strategic account development, and commercial strategy
- Develop and expand relationships with customers across aviation, industrial, MRO, and technical service markets
- Identify and secure new business opportunities while growing existing accounts
- Partner closely with operations, SIOP, and executive leadership to support customer execution and long-term account success
- Manage sales activity, forecasting, pipeline development, and growth initiatives
- Support contract negotiations, risk, pricing discussions, and customer engagement activities
- Represent the organization within the market while strengthening long-term customer partnerships
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 8 years experience with Tier 1 and OEM aerospace sales in precision metals
- Strong business development and strategic account management experience
- Ability to operate within a fast-paced, growth-oriented commercial environment
- Strong communication, customer-facing, and relationship management skills
- Experience in building territory growth and driving commercial expansion initiatives
- This is a strong opportunity for a commercially driven leader looking to step into a highly visible growth environment with direct executive support and long-term upside.