Sandvik

Key Account Manager – Aerospace & Defense (Flexible Location)

Türkiye, Istanbul Full time

Key Account Manager – Aerospace & Defense (Flexible Location)

Are you passionate about engineering, complex manufacturing environments, and building long-term customer partnerships?

Seco Tools Türkiye is looking for a Key Account Manager – Aerospace & Defense to join our growing Sales organization. This newly created role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with some of Türkiye’s most advanced aerospace and defense customers, combining technical understanding with consultative, value-driven selling.

If you enjoy working in a dynamic, field-based role where you can make an immediate impact in a strategic growth segment, we would love to hear from you.

About the Role

As a Key Account Manager – Aerospace & Defense, you will be the commercial face of Seco Tools for key customers within the Turkish aerospace and defense ecosystem. You will manage and develop strategic accounts, coordinate complex opportunities, and ensure that our customers receive high-value technical and commercial support.

You will work closely with colleagues across Sales, Technical Sales Engineering, Application Engineering, and regional teams, acting as a central point of coordination to deliver outstanding customer experience and sustainable growth.

This is a field-based role, with regular customer visits and travel primarily within Türkiye.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

  • Managing and growing sales of cutting tools, application services, and solutions for assigned Aerospace & Defense accounts

  • Acting as the primary commercial contact for key customers, building strong relationships at multiple organizational levels

  • Identifying customer needs and translating them into tailored technical and commercial solutions

  • Driving new business opportunities within existing and new accounts, from lead identification to closing

  • Coordinating closely with Technical Sales Engineers (TSEs) to ensure optimal application support and service levels

  • Supporting and aligning distributor activities where applicable to ensure consistent customer experience

  • Planning and prioritizing your activities to achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets

  • Gathering and sharing market intelligence on customer trends, competitors, and growth opportunities

  • Using CRM and digital tools to manage accounts, opportunities, forecasting, and reporting accurately

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

  • Experienced in B2B industrial or technical sales, ideally within machining, metal cutting, aerospace, defense, or manufacturing environments

  • Knowledgeable about Aerospace and Defense manufacturing processes and machining applications

  • A confident communicator with strong relationship-building and influencing skills

  • Commercially minded, with a consultative and value-based sales approach

  • Proactive, structured, and analytical, with a solution-oriented mindset

  • Comfortable working independently in the field while collaborating effectively in cross-functional and cross-border teams

  • Proficient in CRM systems and digital sales tools

  • Fluent in Turkish and English (written and spoken)

  • Willing to travel regularly within Türkiye

Most importantly, you are passionate about delivering customer value and contributing to long-term, sustainable growth.

Why Seco Tools?

At Seco Tools, we develop advanced metal cutting solutions and work in close partnership with our customers to help them succeed. Our culture is built around our core values:

  • Winning Together – We collaborate, take ownership, and succeed as one team

  • Curiosity – We explore, challenge, and innovate to shape the future

  • Responsibility – We act with integrity, putting safety, sustainability, and people first

  • Customer Focus – We listen, adapt, and deliver solutions that create real value

With a presence in over 75 countries and more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Seco Tools offers a truly international environment where you can develop your career, expand your expertise, and make a real impact in a high-growth segment.

How to Apply

Apply via the Seco Tools career system under Sandvik Vacancies.

Deadline: Friday 27th March 2026