Sales Manager

ZF Group

Sales Manager responsible for managing customer accounts and leading a sales team in the Western US. Overseeing sales strategy and maintaining profit and loss accountability.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeRemote • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Profit and loss responsibility for the assigned domain at the customer within agreed boundaries.
Sales team lead for the assigned domain/customer within the CV account team.
Represents VOC of domain/customer related topics.
Serve as the first point of escalation for customer issues.
Lead 5-7 direct reports throughout the Western US.
Owns and executes customer strategy within the assigned domain / customer.
Manages escalations for assigned domain/customer prior to Regional Sales Leader.
Drives and achieves the defined sales KPI for assigned domain/customer.
Oversee hiring and evaluating sales teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent experience
8+ years progressive experience in AM sales or related field
Must be comfortable traveling up to 50%
Strategic thinking and ability to draw a vision for the account
Strong sales and commercial leadership for assigned domain
High level of authority with strong negotiation skills
Engineering or commercial background with extensive automotive experience
Solid understanding of the automotive business, market trends, innovation, and financials
Technical experience in product group with a solid understanding of system / function approach of ZF

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual Incentive Plan
Paid Vacation
Personal Time
401k Plan
Health Care Benefits
Paid Holidays
A strong diversity culture
Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

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Hard Skills & Tools

AM salescustomer strategysales KPInegotiationtechnical experiencesystem approachfunction approach

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingcommercial leadershipproblem-solvingteam leadership

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree