DLL

Key Account Manager

DLL

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Düsseldorf • 🇩🇪 Germany

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Manage the relationship of AGCO Finance and DLL with AGCO’s ‘Key Account’ distribution partners
  • Working closely with the local teams, this role will act as the principal relationship manager
  • Prompt engagement with / addressing of queries and issues arising
  • Regular cadence of communication, both in-person and remotely
  • Visits to Key Account Headquarters and subsidiary company premises
  • Ultimate responsibility for the management of the credit facility of the Key Account
  • Drafting of credit application for the Risk approval
  • Calculation of credit facility requirements; including business rationale
  • Collation of information to support the credit application including forecasts, projections, etc
  • Input to credit application: Business description, due diligence, sustainability, sector outlook, management and organisational information, financial performance, risks, etc
  • Close liaison with Commercial Finance team(s), DLL Risk teams (central and local), Rabobank Risk teams (where applicable), Local commercial teams, Relevant Global Management Team (GMT) members, AGCO Distribution and Business Credit teams, Other DLL Business Units with a relationship with the Key Account organisation
  • Day-to-day management of the credit facility
  • Management of seasonal and ad hoc business demand
  • Optimisation of allocation between credit lines / countries
  • Requests for short-term increases to credit facilities
  • Prioritisation and reallocation between facilities
  • Identifying and obtaining the additional security required to increase credit facilities
  • Optimal leveraging of credit insurance facilities where applicable
  • Actively address issues as they arise (e.g. credit arrears in Country X) and work with central and local teams
  • Close liaison with AGCO Distribution and Key Account leadership team on strategic plans: growth, acquisition, divestment, restructuring, etc
  • Represent AGCO Finance at meetings between AGCO and Key Account management teams
  • Provide ‘Trusted Advisor’ role to key stakeholders: raise issues to consider in planning, potential risks and remediation steps
  • AGCO Finance project owner role for delivery of distribution projects.
  • Represent DLL group (as requested and mandated) in cases where the Key Account has non-AGCO partnerships
  • As required, act as principal internal group relationship manager for the Key Account team
  • As permitted, share information and plans with other Business Units and align on prioritisation of allocation of credit facilities

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of DLL, particularly the Risk organization (policies, procedures and guidelines)
  • Strong experience with preparation and submission of complex credit applications
  • Experience in a senior commercial and / or risk role (preferably both), working in a hard asset vendor finance leasing environment
  • With large, complex dealer / distribution partners (preferably) operating across multiple markets
  • With both retail and wholesale business channels
  • Experience of strategic planning and execution
  • Strong German & English language skills
  • A strong but sociable character able to build and nurture relationships with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external
  • A proven business professional with the confidence and ability to work successfully with c-level management (internal and external)
  • A problem solver with the ability to simplify complex challenges and communicate the required solution(s) in a manner that it is easy for colleagues to understand and be engaged with
Benefits
  • Deadline for application: 30th of January 2026
  • Screening is part of the application procedure
  • DLL’s referral program applies

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
credit application preparationcredit facility managementfinancial performance analysisrisk assessmentbusiness rationale calculationdue diligenceforecastingproject managementstrategic planningcredit insurance optimization
Soft skills
relationship managementcommunicationproblem solvingstakeholder engagementcollaborationleadershiporganizational skillssociabilityconfidenceadaptability