Sr. Manager, Sales and Business Development (onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-10-30

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HNC32: US096-Winston-Salem (Oak Plaza 190 Oak Plaza Boulevard , Winston-Salem, NC, 27105 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position.​ The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Join us as a Sr. Sales Manager – Commercial Aircraft Seating in Winston-Salem, NC (onsite). In this hands-on role, you will drive growth in our commercial aircraft seating portfolio by building customer relationships, leading the pursuit-to-order process, and coordinating technical, financial, and negotiation strategies. Proven results in business development or high-performance achievements in aerospace are preferred. Strong communication, collaboration, and commercial acumen are essential to succeed in this results-driven position.

What You Will Do:

• Drive proposals and support negotiations through pursuit-to-capture and sales closure for major customers.

• Align business and customer expectations by working closely with leadership and value stream teams.

• Engage new and prospective customers to qualify opportunities and develop long-term partnerships.

• Present products, services, and capabilities, clearly communicating value through proposals and presentations.

• Advocate customers’ needs, collaborating across teams to deliver high levels of service.

• Build and maintain strong professional relationships and networks within the assigned portfolio.

• Attend customer meetings and events to generate leads, identify opportunities, and support business growth.

• Support sales strategy and pipeline management, including data analysis, reporting to leadership, and preparing executive-level presentations.

• Travel to support business initiatives up to 30% of the time.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience

• Experience in aerospace industry

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Knowledge of FAA and EASA certification requirements, engineering and manufacturing processes, and technical project flows

• Experience in aircraft interiors, airlines, or OEM environments

• Experience leading and collaborating with cross-functional and executive-level teams to define and communicate technical work scopes

• Ability to communicate technical and process information to a broad audience of stakeholders

• Experience performing financial calculations and supporting project cost analyses

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

• Adoption Assistance         

• Autism Benefit

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

•  And more! 

This role may offer relocation support.

At Collins Aerospace, our Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. But we don’t just get people from point A to point B. We’re committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services, we’re helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states acros