Account Manager, Sales Support & Admin

Yazaki • Canton, MI

80d

About The Position

Yazaki is looking for an Account Manager to join our WCBD Sales team in Canton-MI. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a collaborative and action-driven environment making lasting impacts on the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering or equivalent automotive experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in account or program management for Tier 1 automotive supplier.
• Experience with EV's highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial activities including pricing negotiations, agreement interpretation, commercial statement of work elements, and commercial metric tracking.
• Communicate program or functional changes between the customer and Yazaki that impact the relationship.
• Serve as central point of contact for commercial and strategic issues with customer (Buyer, program team, Finance, etc.).
• Define customer needs/wants/expectations and ensure customer requirements are communicated throughout the organization.
• Support Finance in Customer Purchasing-related collection issues.
• Support the execution of sales strategy (both long and short-term) to meet business unit objectives.
• Schedule regular Open Issues meetings with buyer and keep pulse on results of routine customer meetings, such as program team meetings, program finance meetings, change control, lean deployment, etc.
• Lead the presentation of timely and accurate customer quotations (RFQ submissions) and be accountable for the accuracy of quotes prior to submission to the customer and for the receipt of correct PO for existing business.
• Identify new business opportunities within the scope/charter of electrical distribution systems or vehicle information products with Sr. Sales Manager/Director as required.

Benefits

• A collaborative learning environment that will help you reach your maximum potential.
• An engaging and supportive work culture.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package including incentive compensation, 401K match, tuition assistance and a generous holiday schedule.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree