Account Manager
Lear Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Coventry • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Responsible for commercial ownership of complete seat programs.
- Negotiate series projects and contracts with customer on from Buyer to Senior Management level.
- Customer relationship management – OEM Buyer / Purchase Manager / Lead Engineers / Module Leaders / 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
Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Access to Learning and development opportunities
- Opportunities to give back to the community
- Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
P&L managementcost managementpricing managementfinancial metricsengineering change quotationscommercial negotiationaccount managementcustomer relationship managementproject management
Soft Skills
commercial acumenself-starterleadershipcommunication skillsorganizational skills