Job Information
Adient US LLC Senior Sales Manager in Plymouth, Michigan
SUMMARY
The Senior Sales Manager position leads all commercial activity and related customer communication for responsible programs; directs account management; is responsible for the development and maintenance of account relationships and sales/profitability; and directs negotiations as appropriate.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads all commercial activity and related customer communication for responsible programs.
- The Sr. Sales Manager serves as the voice of Adient to the customer and the voice of the customer internally at Adient.
- Strong leadership with excellent organizational skills responsible for developing creative strategies for profitable growth.
- Initiates, develops, and grows customer relationships with purchasing, engineering, and program execution personnel, paving the way for optimal and efficient commercial negotiations.
- Strong financial skillset and solid understanding of financial metrics.
- Evaluates business cases and presents to leadership for approval.
- Leads change management process from a commercial perspective and works with program excellence teams to maximize commercial opportunities during the product development process.
- Coordinates across all product groups to develop commercial recovery strategies and to negotiate fair and reasonable commercial recoveries (obsolescence, mix changes, increased demand over CPV, scrap etc.)
- Develops and maintains an accurate commercial action item list in support of annual company commercial commitments.
- Understands customer documents and owns submission of necessary documents required for quotes and other commercial claims.
- The Senior Sales Manager ensures purchase orders are updated in a timely and accurate manner upon resolution of commercial negotiation with the customer.
Mentors account managers
QUALIFICATIONS
- 10 years' diverse experience in automotive manufacturing, including sales and commercial finance.
- MBA preferred (bachelor's degrees will also be considered).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Computer proficiency.
PRIMARY LOCATION
Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI