**Airbus Helicopters** is seeking adynamic **Sales Manager** at the UK's civil helicopter hub in **Oxford**.* Support the Head of Sales and Commercial and Senior Commercial Operations Manager, as required, with coaching for Sales and Commercial team colleagues to develop a culture of accountability, learning and collaboration.* Adhere to a rigorous sales process, utilising best practices for lead qualification, opportunity management, and deal progression using SalesForce and other relevant reporting mechanisms.* Conduct weekly pipeline reviews with the Head of Sales and Commercial to assess deal health, identify potential blockers, and request support and guidance where required.* Take part in sales and marketing training programmes to enhance capabilities and product knowledge.* Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that commercial proposals are aligned with customer expectations and company profitability goals.* Leverage expertise from commercial operations to ensure an outstanding customer experience from the initial sale through to contract execution and after-sales support.* Ensure Export and Compliance and taxation information is collated and shared with relevant colleagues to protect AHUK from reputational and financial exposure.* Proven experience in sales, business development and customer service within the aerospace, defence, or aviation industry.* Proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding revenue and margin targets.* Demonstrable experience in managing and growing a sales pipeline, including forecasting and pipeline analysis within Salesforce or a similar CRM software.* Strong leadership and interpersonal skills developed within the sales environment.* Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation abilities.* Capable of acting as part of a team, whilst maintaining the ability to work in isolation.* Languages: Fluent In English but other languages such as French &/or German are an advantage.* Working knowledge of one or more of our segments: Private & Business Aviation, Parapublic or Military.* Working knowledge of Airbus Helicopters and our products.* Direct experience with customer support management is highly desirable.* Strategic thinking with a proactive, results-oriented approach.* Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Aviation Operations or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.* IT literacy: Must be capable of efficiently using SalesForce, SAP Concur, Google Applications - GMail, GMeet, Google Sheets etc. and also Microsoft Office and other CRM type tools.* A proactive sales person with a strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a passion for sales and a commitment to customer satisfaction.* Highly resilient, excellent organisational skills and the ability to thrive under pressure in a dynamic, fast-paced and competitive environment.* Demonstrates integrity, ethical behaviour, and a commitment to Airbus values.* A collaborative team player with the ability to build and maintain strong internal and external relationships.* Ability to self start sales opportunities in a proactive, field-based environment with a desire to spend time with customers to understand their needs and priorities.* Due to the nature of this position you will require DBS Security Clearance and be eligible for SC clearance.* Applicants must meet any/all requirements of Export Compliance Regulations.* The position is considered a ‘field-based’ role with a working office at Oxford Airport, UK, with frequent travel across UK and Ireland with European travel as required by the business. #J-18808-Ljbffr