Private Aviation Parts Sales Associate

Company Description:

Fly Alliance is a Part 135 and Part 145 industry leading private aviation group specializing in private jet charter, jet card memberships, aircraft sales, management, parts, and maintenance. Dedicated to providing unparalleled luxury, safety, and efficiency in air travel, the company has close to 30 aircraft, 6 offices across the country, and over 200 employees supporting a global operation. Three consecutive years as a top 20 U.S. operator, Fly Alliance continues to redefine the private aviation landscape. 

Role Objective:

The primary function of this role is to sell parts within Fly Alliance inventory. 

Essential Job Tasks:

• Continue ongoing efforts in the U.S.
• Quote and fulfill incoming part requests in a timely manner.
• Track inventory and communicate all missing parts or discrepancies to the Parts Manager in a timely manner.
• Oversee daily shipping and receiving operations and ensure all areas have adequate tools and supplies.
• Developing and maintaining monthly sales quotas for sales volume for existing and new inventories.
• Maintains sales volume, product mix, and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitors.
• Establishes and adjusts selling prices by monitoring costs, competition, and supply and demand.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Multi-tasking effectively, prioritizing appropriately, and providing timely communication of project(s) status.
• Providing exceptional customer service skills, over the phone and in person, to our customers, vendors, and other team members.
• Completing tasks and projects with a sense of urgency, working independently to solve problem.
• Conduct market searches for material pricing/availability as well as market research on component repair and/or overhaul(s)
• Track core returns, repairs, and overhaul parts 
• Work on improving part sales processes including quote tracking and customer follow up.
• Create engine and APU spec sheets and manage advertisements for these products.

Work Environment:

• Must be able to travel in and out of the country with no issues. 
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Operate a telephone requiring oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with customers and vendors and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Some physical effort required by handling objects up to 20 pounds occasionally and/or 5-10 pounds frequently.
• Ability to move from department and buildings to interact with others.

Competencies:

• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills English. Ability to communicate at all levels of an organization.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize daily workload.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, professional attitude, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer programs such as the Microsoft Office Suite of products.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment in determining most appropriate response or action in a variety of situations.

Travel:

• There is occasional travel required for this position.

Required Education/Experience:

• Three (3) years proven experience in a sales role 
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required
• Private Aviation experience preferred but not required
• Fluent in Spanish is preferred but not required

Direct Reports:

• This role has no direct reports.

Work Authorization:

• Must be authorized to work in the United States of America.