Business Development Manager – Foreign Military Sales

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Business Development Manager driving Foreign Military Sales for ADS, a defense equipment supplier. Developing FMS opportunities, managing pipelines, and leading large-scale solicitations.

Responsibilities:

  • Engage and establish long-term sales and service solutions within FMS Air Force/Space Force program offices
  • Analyze market trends, gather intelligence, identify new requirements and program inceptions
  • Create new solutions in response to market changes
  • Manage a strong sales pipeline
  • Represent ADS with program offices, logistics consolidation points, and contracting offices across assigned territories
  • Research and develop business within assigned program offices and related accounts
  • Research and identify upstream business development opportunities from current active accounts
  • Identify program needs and objectives
  • Identify initial purchases, priorities, manufacturers, product categories, and technologies
  • Identify preferred and optimal procurement methods
  • Understand FMS and office-specific processes and mirror them where possible
  • Understand and articulate contract formatting for FMS processes
  • Structure complete solutions for different FMS case types
  • Understand and articulate FMS post-order due diligence to all customer hierarchy levels
  • Lead all large-scale solicitations
  • Conduct market and industry analysis
  • Keep up to date on world events
  • Create and establish long-term sales and service solutions

Requirements:

  • Minimum 5 years of Military/DOD Sales experience
  • International Commercial sales experience preferred
  • Legal access under US laws to export-controlled information
  • 5 years of experience with MS Office tools, email, etc.
  • Willingness to learn and adopt ADS selling techniques
  • Ability to cultivate and strengthen existing relationships while identifying new customers
  • Bachelor's degree highly preferred, but prior sales and military experience may be substituted
  • Comfortable talking to anyone
  • Competitive and winning spirit
  • Ability to work well with others
  • Commitment to providing legendary customer service
  • Understanding of the Government Acquisition process and contracting
  • Professional and polished demeanor
  • Ability to identify and capitalize on opportunities
  • Flexibility and organizational skills
  • Good grammar and writing skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to build rapport and trust
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Extensive travel availability: 50–75% or 2–3 weeks of every month
  • Occasional availability on weekends, holidays, and after business hours

Benefits:

  • Uncapped commission based on performance
  • Company-sponsored 401(k)
  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • Prescription drug benefits
  • Healthcare flexible spending account
  • Dependent day care flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Fitness plans
  • Well-being resources