The company seeks a Sales Manager for space products in Zürich. The role focuses on business development, proposal management, and capturing opportunities in optical, quantum-based, and opto-electronic satellite systems.
This position sits within the Bids and Business Development team at Thales Alenia Space in Switzerland. The role centers on optical, quantum-based communications, and opto-electronic observation systems for satellite technology. It involves driving the development, operation, and deployment of these space-based solutions.
Responsibilities
- Identify and pursue business opportunities across ESA, PRODEX, prime contractors, and export markets.
- Engage with key stakeholders within the Thales Alenia Space organization.
- Spot and capture new product development opportunities.
- Develop and present business cases.
- Secure development funding from public sector entities or customers.
- Lead or oversee proposal preparation linked to identified opportunities.
- Initiate the proposal process, managing the hand-over to a capture leader or acting as the appointed capture leader.
- Support the proposal capture leader and bid team until contract signature.
- Act as capture manager and be responsible for the Bid milestone implementation.
- Responsible for the execution of the gates and the preparation of the gates data.
- Validation of gates data package prepared by other team members.
- Preparation and/or validation of pricing information.
Requirements
- Hold a Degree in Space or Electronic/Electrical Engineering.
- 5 years of experiences of working in business development or sales activities for space.
- Very good communication and presentation skills, strong ability in elevator-speech.
- Ability to understand the needs of the counterpart and in adapting to different counterpart styles and needs.
- Strong self-organization ability, pro-active attitude, strong in planning activities and executing accordingly.
- Comfortable in working with evolving boundaries and easy to re-configure the work-plan accordingly.
- Very good in networking within the Thales Alenia Space organization, with partners, competitors, agencies and funding stakeholders.
- English fluently (working language).
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Nice to have
- Communication ability in French and Italian.
- Existing network into ESA and/or other relevant Agencies is a plus.
What the company offers
- Flexible and mobile working.
- Various part-time models to promote work-life balance.
- Share participation programme ‘Sharing Thales’.
- Allowances for special events.
- International development opportunities within the Thales Group.
- Extensive further training opportunities in the Thales Learning Hub.
- Regular development meetings.
- Benefits platform with employee discounts.
- Free parking facilities or discount on public transport season tickets.
- Paid premiums for accident and daily sickness benefit insurance.
- Free hot and cold drinks.
- Monthly catering allowance of CHF 120.
- Avadis Capital accumulation foundation.
- We work together as partners and are on first-name terms at all levels.
About the company
Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thales ensures that customers, partners and employees can break new ground with confidence and in security. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth.
- Flexible and mobile working.
- Various part-time models to promote work-life balance.
- Share participation programme ‘Sharing Thales’.
- Allowances for special events.
- International development opportunities within the Thales Group.
- Extensive further training opportunities in the Thales Learning Hub.
- Regular development meetings.
- Benefits platform with employee discounts.
- Free parking facilities or discount on public transport season tickets.
- Paid premiums for accident and daily sickness benefit insurance.
- Free hot and cold drinks.
- Monthly catering allowance of CHF 120.
- Avadis Capital accumulation foundation.
- We work together as partners and are on first-name terms at all levels.
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