Global Key Account Manager - General Motors

Jr Automation

288d • Remote

About The Position

JR Automation, a Hitachi Group Company, is driven to deliver customer success worldwide. We provide intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions that transform how the world's leading manufacturers make and distribute products. Our strength is our people and we're always looking to strengthen our team across the globe. Join us as a Global Key Account Manager - General Motors in Detroit, Michigan. The position is remote but requires the person who fills the role to be based in the Metro Detroit region of Michigan or willing to relocate for proximity to General Motors Corporate HQ and their manufacturing centers. To ensure sustainable growth and profitability in digital and green through the Social Innovation Business, Hitachi is undergoing a major transformation to establish a customer centric business model (incl. alignment of global processes and common digital tools). Concretely the Global Key Account Manager - General Motors, defines and ensures sales targets for the account and will support the implementation of the necessary processes and frameworks (e.g., account plan development, share of wallet & customer satisfaction increase, capture team selling etc.) for a General Motors Account under application of Global Marketing & Sales (GM&S) frameworks and standards. They collaborate closely with the GM&S as well as businesses to ensure customer needs can be translated into competitive value propositions that deliver profitable orders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or IT.
• 10+ years of sales and/or marketing experience with demonstrated success growing large accounts through cross functional and divisional synergies.
• Cultural sensitivity and openness to work in an international business environment across all time zones.
• Fluency in English required.
• Japanese proficiency a great plus.

Nice To Haves

• An MBA is not required but will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead all commercial aspects of JR Automation BU and relationship with General Motors, including but not limited to commercial pricing negotiations, develop funnel for new opportunities, secure pipeline of new business and manage the relationship across entities.
• Development of Hitachi cross-BU customer account plan and share of wallet growth actions.
• Setting up and driving solution selling approach across all Hitachi businesses.
• Manage key stakeholder relationships at the customer with presence and capability to interact and penetrate C-suite decision makers at customer organization.
• Coordination of sales activities within CRM, monitoring of current projects and managing resolution of specific customer problems.
• Understanding the key business drivers and business environment and interpret the impact and opportunity for Hitachi.
• Creating value add for the customer and Hitachi by ensuring a coordinated sales approach.
• Profitable order & sales pipeline responsibility for the account.
• Summarizing appropriate feedback on market developments (customers & competitors) and requirements.
• Adhering to our core values of safety and integrity, ensuring solutions meet our objectives of social innovation, and contributing positively to an inclusive and sustainable society.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree