Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Account Manager II-Gen

Zf Friedrichshafen Ag$80K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or business administration or equivalent.
  • 6+ years in automotive sales roles with increasing responsibilities.
  • Direct experience with major Global OEMs, specifically General Motors and braking systems.
  • Proven track record in managing major customer relationships.
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills in a global organization.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee customer satisfaction as the primary point of contact.
  • Drive teams to meet General Motors’ cultural and business metrics.
  • Leverage marketing strategies to identify new business opportunities.
  • Manage commercial aspects of braking products for General Motors including quotations and negotiations.
  • Coordinate and document critical account information and manage communications.
  • Build strong relationships with customers to understand their needs.
  • Analyze market trends and share insights for future programs.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth within a global organization.
  • Flexible work environment with travel opportunities as needed.
  • Supportive team culture focused on customer satisfaction and collaboration.
Full Job Description
Req ID 88090 | Northville, United States ZF Active Safety US Inc.

Job Description

About the team: Manage sales activities within the GM Braking business account to meet profitability and market share targets. Identify new business opportunities and deal with customer daily to build a strong relationship and ensure customer's satisfaction.

What you can look forward to as an Account Manager II:
  • Oversee or act as the project manager and first point of contact for overall customer satisfaction, including all aspects of the relationship and performance.
  • Drive teams to exceed General Motors cultural and business metrics including but not limited to quality, launch, delivery, service, total enterprise cost, innovation and engineering, communication & transparency, safety, etc.
  • Leverage marketing strategies, identify new business and market opportunities; serve as the primary liaison between sales, product line and other departments with respect to all product development initiatives, engineering projects, business growth opportunities.
  • Manage commercial responsibilities for braking products to General Motors, including but not limited to leading global & regional quotations (GDPEP), negotiations, growing account, profitability performance, timely resolution of account open issues, resolution of accounts receivables issues, audit support, etc.
  • Manage critical documentation management of quote letters, purchase orders, terms & conditions, tooling orders, support of pre-production / prototype quotes, cost breakdowns, price and cost tracking, history of raw material, inflation, FX recoveries and change management.
  • Be present at customer, building relationship and understanding their needs and market opportunities and threats.
  • Coordinate customer & internal meetings, preparation & follow-up actions.
  • Analyze, research and share current and future program planning, such as current and future program sales status, customer market trend, next program and customer news and vehicle information.
  • Support and implement sales and marketing strategies to achieve the division strategic and operation business plan (sales, profitability, etc.)
  • Primary technical product expert on matters of customer service, product modification, application, design or other problems.

Your profile as an Account Manager II
  • Bachelor's engineering or business administration degree-level or equivalent.
  • 6+ years of experience in sales roles in the Automotive industry, involving a steady progression of responsibilities.
  • Demonstrated experience dealing directly with major Global OEMs. A strong preference will be given to experience on dealing with General Motors and braking systems including electronics.
  • Experience in building and managing a major customer relationship.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally in a global organization, managing multiple projects and competing priorities.
  • Solid understanding of engineering concepts across a wide spectrum and ability to align customer needs with ZF capability.
  • Poise, flexible and resilient.
  • Ability to travel as business needs require.
  • Technical competence in braking systems (preferred)


Be part of our ZF team as Account Manager II-GM Braking and apply now!

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About Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a German car parts maker headquartered in Friedrichshafen, in the south-west German region of Baden-Württemberg. Specialising in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology, the company has a global workforce of around 160,000 with approximately 260 locations in 41 countries. In 2019, ZF achieved sales of ?36.5 billion. ZF is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers and a leading technology company for mobility.
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