Crane
Sr. Director of Business - Landing Systems
Burbank, California · Director · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$212k-$271kDetected 20 days ago
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About the role
- The Director of Business is positioned as the central leader for ensuring cross functional alignment and execution to ensure long term profitable growth of the product line.
- Director of Business has responsibility for a core, large product line (i.e. Sensing, Landing, Fluid) with annual sales of >$150M.
- Comprehensive command of business priorities, financials, and customer relationships such that they can represent the overall Solution as the General Manager's delegate as needed and assigned.
Responsibilities
- We employ Lean manufacturing techniques to optimize manufacturing efficiency and accuracy on all product lines.
- In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Crane Aerospace & Electronics requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check.
- Matrixed leadership for operations, supply chain, program management, and engineering to ensure quality, delivery, customer satisfaction, profitability, support for the sales channel, sales and product training and competitive analysis
- Manage customer demand and drive comprehensive forecast inputs to ensure successful SIOP and long-range planning of financial performance and operational capacity
- Coordinates with the Demand Management and Forecasting group to understand specific customer or market segment trends and drive cross-product line alignment of market understanding
- Maintain responsibility for tracking and recovering all customer claims as well as Crane assertions for out-of-scope requests by customer; Facilitate efficient communication and mediate customer disputes
- Contribute positively as a team member with the Business Development team and Finance to develop and execute acceptable business cases and winning strategies for new business
- This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification.
Requirements
- Knowledge: Experience in International Business and strong aerospace industry knowledge aligned to the product line being supported.
- Knowledge of financial reporting methods, cost accounting principles, and business analytics.
- Proven ability to make timely and sound decisions
- It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Nice to have
- BS Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field required with a Master of Business Administration or equivalent strongly preferred.
Skills
- Outstanding professional presentation, written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent customer decorum and ability to forge effective relationships with key stakeholders
- Proficient in statistics with the ability to identify and react to trends
- Demonstrated ability to drive financial performance;
- Proven business process management skills including planning, organizational, budgeting, and time management skills
- Proven ability to make timely and sound decisions; able to make decisions under conditions of uncertainty
- Knowledge of aerospace and defense contract terms and conditions, including successful contract negotiations
- Deep knowledge of aerospace and defense industry and market trends.
Compensation
- Several factors contribute to actual salary, including experience in a similar role or performing comparable job responsibilities, skills, training, and other qualifications.
- $211,800 - $270,500.
- Support business analytics including Annual Operating Plan and Strategic Planning Process, Strategy Deployment, and other initiatives as assigned by General Manager
- Salary range: $211,800 - $270,500.
Benefits
- Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
- Time Off: 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 12 paid holidays per year.
- 401k Retirement Plan: 401k plan with company match
- Education Reimbursement: eligible after 6 months of employment
- You can see a list of our benefits at https://www.craneae.com/company/careers or visit our website at www.CraneAE.com for more information on our company and great opportunities.
- Some roles may be eligible for participation in performance-based bonus programs.
Company info
- This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information.
- Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered.
- As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
- We are committed to operational excellence and world class processes.
Equal opportunity
- Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
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