Account Manager - Sales

• Ensure compliance with all legislative requirements in the facility’s geographic location and:

• The Global Operating System Plays;

• OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety management system standard;

• ISO 14001 Environmental Management system standard;

• TS 16949 Technical Specification Management and Linamar Quality Basics system standards. 

• Support, Foster, Promote and Demonstrate Linamar’s Core Values and Leadership Behaviors.

• Maintain balance between customer, employee and financial satisfaction by maximizing facility/department Performance Indicators to align to Linamar’s Stepping Stool of Success Strategy. 

• Develop new businesses per defined Yearly Sales Goal while sustaining currently running businesses. He/she has to establish and maintain contact with OEMs, Tier 1s including their engineering, purchasing, SQA and other functions.

• Coordinate and lead the quotation process incl. review RFQs, prepare quote letter/form as well as to make commercial negotiate with customers according to company guidelines. 

• Handle all customer related issues incl. overdue AR chasing, price adjustment negotiation and cost tracking, contracts and terms & conditions review etc. 

• Collect marketing and competition information and prepare for related account strategies for management decision. 

• Keep close networking and share information with Linamar global sales team to achieve a synergic effect when approach customers in different regions. 

• Support Sales VP to achieve group goals in the region.

• Communicate effectively with appropriate personnel in Materials Control, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering and if required the POC team.

• Ensure accurate and on-going feedback to suppliers to maintain and improve relations.

• Communicate status of PPAP approval to suppliers.

• Communicate company requirements to suppliers until problems have been resolved to our satisfaction.

• Communicate effectively with a group 2.15 Give precise instructions and pass information accurately.

Credentials

• A Bachelor degree in Engineering, marketing or business management relevant major plus knowledge of business and commercials.

• About 5 years’ experience in automotive industry. 

• Background of transmission and engine will be preferable.

• Good market knowledge, entrepreneurial and analytical working,

• Able to work in a fully computerized work environment - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and ERP system etc.

• Able to communicate in English both oral and written.

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to work independently, but also work in teams with co-workers to ensure effective forecasting, product distribution and marketing.

• Able to work in a fast paced work environment, potential travel to Linamar Plants or other place. 

• Ability to cooperate with an international team.

What Linamar Has To Offer- This section contains a bullet point list of 

• Opportunities for career advancement.

• Open, safe and healthy work environment.

• Competitive compensation and benefit program.

• Diversified and meaningful employee engagement activities.