Sales Manager
Core
Managing customer relationships, setting quotations, and negotiating orders for automotive seating components.
Role type
Sales Manager (Automotive)
Builds
Automotive seating systems and components for major OEMs
Domain
Automotive manufacturing
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Advanced MS Excel, OEM customer-facing experience, commercial/technical knowledge of metal parts, production/quality process understanding, fluent English, fluent German
Preferred skills
Sales and Marketing knowledge, Mercedes-Benz experience
Technologies
MS Excel
Responsibilities
Set up quotations in cooperation with Engineering, Costing, Purchasing and Operations; Manage teams during acquisition phases; Implement modification costs and cost proceeding in current projects; Follow up on costs and offers; Develop and maintain business contacts with all customer departments; Act as primary customer contact providing information on purchasing strategies and technical development; Execute strategy for long term customer satisfaction and market share growth; Observe and analyze customer demands and market development to optimize product positioning; Collect and analyze customer satisfaction data and support improvement measures; Develop aftermarket business market research for new opportunities.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC