KAM Automotive Asian OEMs (378682) (m/f)
KAM Automotive Asian OEMs (378682) Luxembourg Trending Job Description
We are looking to hire a Key Account Manager for Automotive in our Europe-based office in order to reinforce the team. The customer is an OEM with a strategic presence in Asian market.
This is a great opportunity to grow in a commercial and leadership role to develop the customers relationship.
The mission consists of:
- Developing the account in sales and profitability
- Defining budget following commercial strategy for the account
- Proposing and implementing value creation actions
- Determining price offers for customers with a strategic thinking mindset
- Developing customers intimacy and manage the development of the commercial relationship
- Leading the commercial team of this automotive account
Your role will include activities such as:
- Ensuring full market analysis of your customer perimeter with Marketing team support. Coordinate local Marketing Intelligence activities and report to the Sales Director
o Centralize and share information concerning market, customer production, awards, potential developments
- Proposing business plan for perimeter
o Monitor and analyze pricing within your perimeter o Push new products and service deployment to your customer base o Conduct negotiation in commercial setting
- Negotiating and implementing sales contracts
o Follow-up of volume and price agreements of the local entity by connecting with the demand planning and price controlling teams o Monitor delivery performance. Follow-up payment/credit limit
- Monitoring Client satisfaction follow-up, analyze and share results with Technical team and mills.
o Organize and attend regular customer visits / create visit reports o Evaluate claims commercial impact & ensure that follow-up actions are implemented o Develop customer intimacy and obtain feedback, collect market info to support strategic decisions
Competencies: We are looking for a talented individual who can demonstrate the following abilities:
- Good knowledge of Asian customers/market is a plus
- A strong sense of human and commercial relationship as well as an excellent customer-focused spirit
- A high level of autonomy
- A capacity to communicate within the Customer Team and to work in an international environment
- A high results orientation: meets deadlines using good time management and allocation of priorities; makes appropriate, clear decisions and recommendations based on review of facts, priorities, resources, constraints and alternatives; contributes to problem-solving by submitting and testing ideas for solutions and by anticipating and overcomes problems
- Teamwork skills: works effectively with others in a group setting; shares information and resources in the team; works with others to reach common goals; aligns personal objectives with team objectives; applies personal skills to add value; deals honestly and fairly with others, showing consideration and respect
- A mindset and professional behavior in line with digitalization transformation of the sales process
- Good leadership skills: to lead and grow the members of the team
Education:
- Master in Business Development/Marketing, or in Industrial Engineering or relevant experience
- English at Professional Level and any knowledge of another European language being an asset
Experience:
- 5 - 10 years of experience in B to B sales
Additional Requirements:
- Travel flexibility: Over 50%