Account Manager Automotive (f/m/d)

000990 Klüber Lubrication Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Freudenberg Group in Germany seeks a sales-oriented engineer to manage strategic relationships with automotive OEMs and suppliers in Southern Bavaria, translating customer needs into tailor-made lubricant solutions.

You will identify opportunities, lead projects end-to-end, and negotiate pricing. This role requires fluent German and English, willingness to travel, and collaboration across sales, engineering, labs, and product management.

Qualifikationen

• Completed technical degree in ME/AE/mechatronics or equivalent.
• Substantial experience in technical sales, key account management, or BD for automotive products.
• Deep understanding of mechanical systems and automotive engineering.
• Experience managing sales pipelines, forecasts, and growth initiatives.

Aufgaben

• Manage and develop strategic customer relationships with automotive OEMs and suppliers regarding lubricant solutions.
• Identify new business opportunities, provide technical advice, and translate requirements into application solutions.
• Manage customer projects from idea through implementation, conduct pricing and contract negotiations.
• Coordinate with sales, engineering, laboratories, and product management across departments.

Kenntnisse

Strategic sales

Key account management

Business development

Automotive engineering

Mechanical systems

Negotiation

German & English

Ausbildung

Technical degree in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, mechatronics, or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities

You spend approximately 70% of your time in direct contact with customers in Southern Bavaria. In this role, you will manage and develop strategic customer relationships with automotive OEMs and suppliers regarding our customized lubricant solutions. You identify new business opportunities, provide technical advice, and translate customer requirements into concrete application solutions. In addition, you manage customer projects from the initial idea through to successful implementation, conduct pricing and contract negotiations, and convincingly communicate the added value of our solutions to (new) customers. You spend about 30% of your time as the on-site point of contact for technical projects, including serving as the liaison for the Germany-wide account management team. In this role, you coordinate for example internal testing and development projects, initiate sample and product testing, and serve as a liaison between sales, engineering, laboratories, product management, and other departments.

Qualifications

• A completed technical degree in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, mechatronics, or a comparable field.
• Alternatively, a comparable technical qualification with relevant professional experience.
• Substantial experience in technical sales, key account management, or business development for technically sophisticated automotive products.
• In-depth understanding of mechanical systems, automotive engineering, and industrial applications.
• Experience managing sales pipelines, forecasts, account plans, and growth initiatives.
• Expertise in consulting and negotiation, combined with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Excellent command of German and English, willingness to travel, and a Class B driver’s license.

Cluster 5.B The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Klüber Lubrication Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Welcome to Freudenberg Without Freudenberg, indoor air would not be as clean, cars would not drive and wounds would not heal as quickly. And these are just three examples from thousands of our applications. Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.