Key Account Manager Automotive (f/m/d)

NXP Semiconductors NV; Sindelfingen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors NV in Germany seeks a Global Key Account Manager for Valeo to drive a strategic relationship, translate account strategy into tangible results, and own delivery across a complex, multi-division customer landscape.

You will move fast, take ownership, and create new paths to win, while aligning cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders to achieve revenue and design-win targets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automotive semiconductor sales or account management.
• Proven ability to manage complex Tier 1 customer structures and long design cycles.
• Strong commercial acumen: pricing, negotiations, contracts.
• Solid technical understanding of automotive electronics & architecture.
• Experience with microcontrollers, power management, radar or application processors is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own operational excellence for the global account within GKAM.
• Translate strategy into results and accelerate business opportunities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple divisions.
• Drive flawless daily execution and revenue/pipeline targets.
• Proactively identify and solve issues to protect the business.

Skills

Account management

Automotive semiconductors

Cross-functional leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Your role

As part of the Global Key Account Team for Valeo, you will play a critical role in driving one of NXP's strategic relationships.

Working closely with the GKAM, you translate account strategy into results - owning operational excellence, accelerating business opportunities and ensuring flawless execution across a complex, multi-division customer landscape. This is a high-impact, high-intensity role where success depends on your ability to move fast, take ownership and create new paths to win.

What success looks like

• You are recognized as a trusted and responsive partner by the customer
• You ensure flawless execution of the daily business - fast & reliable
• You consistently deliver on revenue, pipeline and design win targets
• You proactively identify and solve issues before they impact the business
• You actively create new growth opportunities, not just manage existing ones

What we expect from you

• Speed - You act with urgency, simplify complexity and keep momentum in all commercial activities
• Ownership - You take full accountability for your business, proactively solving issues end-to-end
• Innovation - You continuously challenge the status quo to unlock new growth opportunities

Your profile

• 5+ years of experience in automotive semiconductor sales or account management
• Proven ability to manage complex Tier 1 customer structures and long design cycles
• Strong commercial acumen, including pricing, negotiations and contract handling
• Solid technical understanding of automotive electronics & automotive architecture
• Experience working with automotive semiconductor solutions such as microcontrollers, power management, radar or application processors would be a plus
• Ability to drive and align cross-functional teams in a matrix organization
• Confident engagement with purchasing, engineering and program stakeholders

Why join this team

• Work on one of NXP's strategic global accounts
• A culture that rewards speed, ownership, and innovation - and backs people who deliver
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and critical customer decisions
• The opportunity to shape future vehicle architectures and technologies

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