Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Value Driven Solutions is a premium talent and advisory partner serving the industrial and manufacturing sectors. They are seeking an interim Vice President of Business Development to drive asset-loading growth and capture long-cycle programs in precision machining and large-structures manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Treat spindle hours and machine-center utilization as the north star. Pursue work that keeps large, capital-intensive centers loaded — not just PO count or raw volume
- Position the business early — at the requirements and make-vs-buy stage — to be designed into programs where large structures are specified
- Work the primes and tier-1s that consume large precision structures, leveraging trusted access into the relevant programs and supply-chain organizations
- Monitor competitor exits, capacity gaps, and at-risk programs; run qualification campaigns to win second-source positions
- Own a backlog-and-loading report tied to the capacity curve. Qualify hard — pursue only what fits the work envelope, technology roadmap, and cash profile
- Structure commercial terms — progress/milestone billing, material pass-through, cancellation protection, escalation — to protect margin and cash on long-cycle work
Skills
- Large-envelope technical fluency (priority). Ability to speak credibly to work envelope, single-setup capability on large parts, fixturing, large-part metrology, and material behavior
- A proven 'hunter' commercial / business development track record in precision machining, large-part fabrication, or complex aerospace & defense structures — measured in captured programs and backlog, not relationships alone
- An active, trusted network across aerospace & defense primes and tier-1s, with genuine access into live programs and supply-chain organizations
- Command of long-cycle commercial structures and working-capital / risk-based deal shaping
- Comfort operating with urgency in a PE-backed environment and reporting directly to the CEO
- US Person status required (ITAR-controlled work)
Company Overview
Value Driven Solutions provides private equity, consulting, due diligence, training, product design, and change management services. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in Fort Pierce, Florida, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://vdsconsultinggroup.com.