Business Development Manager 2 – Secret clearance (Chandler, AZ)

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Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems is seeking a highly qualified, mission oriented individual to lead a team of cross-discipline specialist engineers located in Chandler, AZ.
The Manager, Business Development 2 will:

• Represent Northrop Grumman Launch Vehicle business unit products and services with enthusiasm and integrity
• Lead multi-disciplinary program management and engineering teams in business capture and proposal efforts. 
• Work with customers to understand needs and requirements and effectively identify business opportunities within those needs. 
• Prepare and effectively present customer briefings
  
• Manage all aspects proposal planning, preparation, and submittal efforts
• Develop accurate program cost and schedule estimates for new business opportunities.
• Coordinate with executive management on proposal/bid strategies.
• Collaborate with other industry groups and companies and form teams/coalitions to pursue business opportunities.
• Represent and market Northrop Grumman Space Systems' products and services at industry trade shows and conferences. 
• Work with documentation and graphic design personnel to create advertising and promotion concepts for new product literature. 
• Travel both for trade shows and short notice trips to customer/supplier facilities.
• Identifies and implements business development projects relating to new products and/or industries, technologies, or services.
  
• Identifies markets, licensing opportunities, and determines the feasibility of product development.
  
• Performs economic analyses on new or improved product opportunities and/or business models and coordinates with internal departments in identifying/implementing business development projects.
  
• Develops and disseminates information on a continuous basis to all pertinent parties concerning the fulfillment of project goals and objectives
  

Candidate must be able to travel 25% – 50% of the time.

To learn more about our hiring process for manager positions, please view our “Selecting the Best Qualified Managers” video: http://www.northropgrumman.com/SQMVideoSQMVideo

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree
  
• 5 years of relevant experience in business, project or technical management
• 2 years of leadership or supervisory experience
• Understanding of core Business Development, competitive analysis, capture management, and/or proposal development processes
  
• Knowledge of the aerospace industry, including primes, suppliers, and services and their capabilities
• Must have a current and active Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in winning proposal preparation
  
• Customer liaison experience.
  

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