Account Manager

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 39 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186  on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation.

With over 650 employees, the Lear headquarters in Oberding-Schwaig is the centre of excellence for automotive seat development in Europe. Our headquarters are located in the immediate vicinity of Munich Airport and thus offer first-class conditions for international co-operation. In addition to the sales and engineering teams, central functions such as purchasing, finance, legal and human resources are as well located here.

Account Manager (m/f/d)

In your role as Account Manager you identify sales opportunities, support the Key Account Managers in your team and are the voice of the customer at Lear.

Key Tasks:

• Build, develop and assure a trusted relationship with the customer
• Preparation and negotiation of product offers and customer change requests
• Development of offer strategies to fulfill the project goals / monitoring of the project result
• Constructive cooperation with the project team (development, purchasing, operations and program management)
• Support strong link between plant, business unit and external customer
• Support of the Key Account Manager in the creation of a customer roadmap and administrative tasks (price maintenance, after sales, customer portal and system management)
• Internal reporting and competition monitoring and analysis

Key Requirements:

• Business or technical background, ideally university degree
• First professional experience in the automotive industry, preferably in purchasing, sales, program management or in the development department of an automotive supplier or OEM
• Due to the international orientation of the company, business fluent English and French skills are required
• Ability to work in a team and communication skills in an international environment
• Economic thinking and customer orientation
• Negotiation skills and independent working style

We offer:

• Good teamwork in an international team, in which a trusting relationship is one of the essential components.
• Independent and autonomous work as part of our philosophy.
• Joining a sustainable, international company.
• Additional benefits: flexible working hours and a flexitime account, parking facilities at the site, drinks and other benefits for gym, etc.

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Interested? We look forward to receiving your application via our career portal.