Vulcan Elements

Vulcan Elements

Manager, Defense Applications

Research Triangle Park, NC

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago
CRMProcurementLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future.
  • With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future.
  • You will serve as the voice of the customer across the organization - translating market and program needs into actionable input for operations, product development, and leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full customer pipeline from initial engagement through sampling, qualification, and transition to production
  • Own defense customer programs through all stages, including sampling, testing, qualification, and transition to production contracts
  • Develop and maintain relationships across multiple levels within customer organizations, including engineering, procurement, and program leadership
  • Own revenue growth and bookings performance across the defense segment, including pipeline conversion and contract execution
  • Maintain accurate pipeline, account status, and forecasts in CRM and internal tracking tools
  • Drive program capture efforts, including positioning Vulcan for inclusion in new and existing defense platforms and programs
  • Own customer qualification processes, coordinating testing, validation, and milestone achievement with internal teams
  • Lead the quotation process, including pricing, terms, and alignment with cost structure
  • Maintain clear visibility into pipeline and opportunities
  • Drive customer opportunities through defined milestones (sample → validation → qualification → production award)

Company info

  • Act as the primary point of contact for all defense customers

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