Job Description

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Business Development Manager – Southern region within our Sales team to help support our Aerospace  business.  At L&P Aerospace, we specialize in creating complex tube and duct assemblies using high-performance materials capable of withstanding extreme pressure, temperature, and chemical interactions.  How high are our quality standards, you ask?  So much so, that we have products on-board the Space Launch System with NASA, as well as the F-15 and F-35 fighter jets!  If you join our team, your work will ensure families across the world fly a little safer, wherever their travels may take them.

As a Business Development Manager you will have the opportunity to build the Aerospace customer business base.  You will be responsible for growing our business in the southern region of the United States. The team you will be working with is eager to grow a new team member’s skills, and values hard work and collaboration.

So, what will you be doing as a Business Development Manager?

• Developing and executing regional growth plans
• Overseeing and managing customer expectations
• Building relationships with major aerospace customers in the region, with a focus on securing new business at new accounts
• Providing accurate new business opportunity forecasts
• Conducting sales analysis to increase business growth for the company
• Working side by side with branch sales teams to build sales territories while cultivating strategic relationships with current key customers
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of industry trends and developments that affect current customers, identify opportunities and target markets

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
• Minimum 5 years of aerospace sales experience
• Experience in aerospace tubes, ducting and fabrication preferred.
• Proven sales and marketing success
• Willingness to travel 60-80%

Important skills:

• Product knowledge in aircraft systems – specifically tubing, ducting, metal forming, and fabrication
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written
• Superior interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships with customers

Reasons You’ll Love It Here

Our benefits may vary slightly from one location to the next, but what you will find, is that we offer: medical, dental, and vision insurance; as well as paid vacation, paid personal time, and various opportunities to give back to your local community.  One convenient fact about our medical plan, is that we offer tele-visits, so you don’t have to leave the comfort of your home when you are feeling under the weather!  We also strongly encourage and provide opportunities for learning and professional development.  Our Learning & Development team has put together in-house training on subjects like front-line supervisor essentials, how to manage conflict in the workplace, and many others.

What to Do Next

Now that you’ve had a chance to learn more about us, what are you waiting for!  Apply today and allow us the opportunity to learn more about you and the value you can bring to our team.  Once you apply, be sure to create a profile, and sign up for job alerts, so you can be the first to know when new opportunities become available.

Our Commitment to You

We’re proud of the fact that we are strongly rooted in being an inclusive, people-focused organization.  Our company culture reflects values like integrity, ownership, and authenticity. We take these to heart, and if you do as well, you’ll fit right in.

Leggett & Platt Inc. is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.  In keeping with our commitment, Leggett & Platt Inc. will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

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How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: Not Disclosed.

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