(Junior) Account Manager (m/w/d)

(100% Home Office based in Ile-de-France)

IMPACT and OPPORTUNITY:

For our Account Stellantis EU and Renault and related Tier1 business partner we are looking for a colleague (m/f/d) with early experience in sales automotive with an excellent appearance and a binding business attitude. You will further form the "face" of Gentherm to our customers and be a competent as well as technically experienced contact person for customer-specific solutions. You can expect an exciting task in an international environment with comfort and energy saving products that are focused on the mobility of today and tomorrow.
 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•    Support the development of sales strategies for product and customer
•    Contribute to the annual budget for the dedicated customers and products
•    Answer Requests for Quotations by following our internal workflow and managing team members to ensure customer deadlines and expectations are met
•    Support development of pricing strategies within the budget
•    Support negotiation with customers and preparation of the unit cost breakdown (CBD)
•    Supporting and guiding the cross functional team to ensure a successful partnership relationship with customers 
•    Monitor and take responsibility for program-related change management 
•    Observation of the market and the competition with regard to technologies, developments, trends, price and quality strategies as well as management of the customer
•    Willingness for regular travels to the different locations of your cross-departmental team 
•    Acquisition of new business awards incl. preparation of offers, contract review and negotiation
•    Support VAVE measures to increase profitability
•    Participation and control in the regular monitoring of contract parameters (quantities, amortization, exchange rate, material controls,...)
•    Clear and overall documentation for collaboration with Project Management, Operations, Finance, etc.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

•    You have completed a commercial or technical apprenticeship or a degree in technical or business administration or bring a comparable education with you 
•    Minimum 1-2 years of relevant sales / sales engineering / business development experience in the Automotive industry 
•    Knowledge and understanding of Automotive industry, lifecycle, supply chain
•    Native negotiator 
•    Ability to transfer technical matters into economic considerations 
•    Intercultural competence / Team player
•    Strong communication skills and assertiveness
•    Stress resilience
•    Selfdriven and structured for home office and global organization
•    Analytical and solution driven mindset
•    Strong MS Office skills
•    Language skills: French and English language is a must, German or Hungarian is considered a plus
•    Travel: In average up to 25
•    Motivated career starters with a high willingness to learn and initiative are also very welcome. We will be happy to gradually introduce you to the tasks of an Account Manager.

OUR OFFER:

•    Permanent employment relationship
•    30 working days vacation per calendar year
•    Possibility of a company pension scheme
•    Exciting tasks in a successful and internationally oriented company 
•    Working with the latest technologies 
•    Suitable further training and development opportunities
•    Salary range 45,000 to 60,000 EUR per year

Please submit your application in English.