Aerospace Sales Engineer (France)

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial strategy and business development activities for assigned aerospace customers and territories across France and Europe.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders, including procurement, engineering, supply chain, program management, and executive leadership.
• Identify, qualify, and capture strategic growth opportunities with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, distributors, and aftermarket customers.
• Serve as the voice of the customer by translating market needs, application requirements, and customer feedback into actionable business opportunities.
• Monitor industry trends, competitive activity, and market developments to identify risks, opportunities, and growth strategies.
• Develop and execute strategic account plans to achieve revenue, profitability, and market share objectives.
• Prepare and maintain accurate sales forecasts, opportunity pipelines, business cases, and customer activity reports.
• Lead commercial negotiations, contract discussions, pricing strategies, and long-term agreement development.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, and customer support teams to ensure successful execution of customer programs.
• Travel extensively throughout France and Europe to support customer relationships and business growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of aerospace industry experience, education, and training.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in aerospace account management, business development, sales, program management, or commercial leadership.
• Proven success managing strategic customer relationships and delivering revenue growth within the aerospace industry.
• Experience working with aerospace OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, defense contractors, or aftermarket customers is strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge Of:

• Aerospace markets, industry trends, and customer requirements.
• Technical aerospace products, applications, and manufacturing processes.
• Strategic account management and business development methodologies.
• Market intelligence, competitive analysis, and opportunity capture.

Skills:

• Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building abilities.
• Strategic planning, forecasting, and territory management.
• Project management and cross-functional leadership.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, CRM, and business intelligence tools.

Ability To:

• Build trusted relationships across customer organizations and internal teams.
• Influence decision-makers at both technical and executive levels.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, international environment.
• Work independently with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
• Travel up to 50% throughout France and Europe.
• Communicate effectively in English; French is strongly preferred. Additional European languages are considered an asset.

Why Join RBC Bearings?

Join a global leader in highly engineered bearings and aerospace components supporting some of the world's most respected aerospace programs. This role offers significant autonomy, direct customer impact, and the opportunity to shape long-term growth across key European aerospace markets while working with industry-leading customers and technologies.