Join our sales team as a Key Account Manager within the Seating division (Complete seat JIT). You will be based at our world class UK Headquarters in Coventry (with hybrid / partial remote working patterns available) looking after seating projects for a prestigious OEM.
Main Responsibilities
* Responsible for commercial ownership of complete seat programs. Negotiate series projects and contracts with customer from Buyer to Senior Management level
* Customer relationship management - OEM Buyer / Purchase Manager / Lead Engineers / Piece Cost Engineers / Vendor Tooling Cost Engineers
* Manage negotiation and closure of commercial issues with timely conclusion
* Manage sales account with P&L responsibility, cost and pricing management and profitability ownership from project inception through to SOP
* Deliver program(s) with committed financial metrics
* Deliver engineering change quotations in line with agreed customer timeline.
* Maintain internal reporting
* Support business case approvals.
* Report out program commercial status to senior level
* Follow up on aging debt / drive cash-in collection in line with forecast dates
The ideal candidate will have
* Experienced automotive tier 1 Account Manager - ideally with a background in complex, high value commodities
* Highly developed commercial acumen, be a motivated self-starter and willingness to take the lead
* Experience in tracking price changes, maintaining accurate records of changes including margin impacts
* High level communication and organisational skills
Location Code: 0580
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