Job Description
The Role
In this role you'll conduct business development activities focused on tactical & operational energy business opportunities for GM Defense. You'll support opportunities associated with commercial vehicles for Defense and Defense manufacturing business opportunities. Responsibilities include identifying and qualifying new business opportunities, building/maintaining domestic customer relationships, supporting international business pursuits and participation in pursuits and capture efforts to win new business. This position will involve significant customer engagement with leaders in the War Department and other Washington DC-based Departments and Agencies.
What You'll Do
Support the Director, of Commercial, Energy and Manufacturing Solutions in the development of new business opportunities in GM Defense's (GMD) tactical and operational energy line of business. Responsible for specific tasks to grow the GMD business in these areas to satisfy relevant portions of the GM Defense Long Term Plan and Annual Operating Plan (AOP).
Develop and sustain strong customer relationships with War Department and other Government customers, other Prime Defense companies and Partners integral to the specified lines of business, and GM businesses responsible for leading tactical & operational energy solutions to include energy storage systems (ESS) and mobile microgrid technologies.
Coordinate meetings with customers, consultants, clients, and teammates to develop markets and requirements, acquisition strategy, acquisition timing, budgets, and contract vehicle choices.
Support development and achievement of GM Defense LLC AOP and Long-Term Plan objectives.
Understand and help guide the development of solutions to customer capability requirements/gaps, in accordance with GM Defense objectives and product strategies.
Assist in establishing, communicating, and managing Integrated Energy & Propulsion Solutions priorities.
Adhere to GM Company and GM Defense policies and processes. Document and share best practices across Company
Key participant in Capture/Proposal activities for approved opportunities Pursuit Decisions, Bid/No Bid gates and Formal Pursuit Management Review meetings.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
Bachelors degree
Must be persuasive, have excellent people skills, be able to motivate and provide leadership to diverse groups, and be willing and able to commit time and effort to a dynamic, fast-paced and demanding business environment.
Effective communicator who speaks with confidence and through action, gains the respect of customers, our GM counterparts and an established GMD management team.
Self-starting, hands-on, "roll-up-the-sleeves" employee with strong entrepreneurial, analytical and problem-solving skills who can work with people at all levels.
Must be a team player.
Experienced Business Development practitioner with a minimum of 3 years of demonstrated, relevant experience in industry and, ideally, in a relevant customer role.
Experience developing Capture Plans and pursuit efforts.
Extensive experience working with War Department and other Government Agency leaders (understanding of customers, culture, buying processes, etc).
Comfortable operating in a fast paced, high-tech environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication, and analytical skills.
Must be flexible and able to travel worldwide; travel required up to 40%.
Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).
Eligible to obtain Secret U.S. Security Clearance after hire.
What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
Direct experience identifying and leading the capture opportunities and/or strategic subcontracting opportunities through small and large business partnerships within the Defense and Federal market.
Demonstrated working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR); and demonstrated understanding of all contract @types (e.g., multiple and single award ID/IQ, OTAs, etc.) and payment @types (e.g., FFP, Cost Reimbursable, and T&M).
Principle-based employee that gains the respect, trust and confidence of peers working as part of highly matrixed organizational activities.
Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance as of the first day of work
This position requires eligibility to access classified information at the Secret U.S. Security Clearance level for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. The successful candidate must have eligibility to access classified information at that level.
Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.
The salary range for this role is $134,700 - $207,600. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
Benefits:
Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.
GMD
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).
This role is based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}.
The selected candidate will be required to travel on a regular basis (25-50%) for this role.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
The position is subject to export control restrictions and requires the successful candidate to be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).
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