Sales Manager (m/f/d) Automotive

LG Electronics Vehicle Solution

München

On-site

EUR 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading company in vehicle component solutions is seeking a Sales Manager. The successful candidate will oversee commercial activities for OEM projects and will manage customer relationships. Candidates should have a strong technical background, extensive experience in sales, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years’ experience in Sales within the Automotive Industry.
Strong background in electronic components or complex technical products.
Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

Manage all commercial activities for specific projects of an OEM customer.
Coordinate contracts and clarify customer specifications.
Analyze technical, economic, and ecological risks in proposal preparation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Customer relationship management

Negotiation skills

Intercultural competence

Education

University degree in Electrical Engineering or Business Administration

Job description

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Vehicle component Solutions (VS) Company of LG Electronics focuses on commercializing and environmentally responsible automotive components and core solutions based on LG’s proprietary technologies. A leading provider of core technologies for global car makers, VS Company is supporting the emerging mega trend of the whole vehicle industry. LG Electronics VS is a leading system supplier in the fields of in-vehicle infotainment, telematics and electrification.

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The position holder manages and is responsible for all commercial activities for specific project(s) of an OEM customer including project acquisition, strategically Customer Relationship Management, and securing business sustainability in strong cooperation with HQ.

Your Tasks:

Check the customer's specifications or forward them and, if necessary, concretize them, Involve internal contact points and assess realization possibilities in terms of technical, economic and time-related dimensions.
Check and coordinate contracts. Involve both contractual partners and internal stakeholders if necessary and define service interfaces.
When preparing the offer, technical, economic and ecological risks must be analyzed and ecological risks must be checked and clarified.
Check availability, reliability and safety and clarify additional developments.
In the event of deviations between specifications and offer descriptions, clarify with the customer.
Determine and pass on data for the quotation calculation according to economic, technical and ecological conditions.
Compare order and quotation, document and clarify deviations, correct calculation if necessary.
Defining the scope of delivery, delimiting deliveries, determining target costs and target dates, definition and specification of logistics and general boundary conditions, e.g. delivery conditions.

Your Profile:

University degree in Electrical Engineering, Information/Communications Technology, or a comparable technical discipline
Alternatively, a degree in Business Administration with a solid technical background
Minimum 5 years’ experience in Sales within the Automotive Industry, preferable with European Major OEMs
Preferably more than five years of experience in key account management, sales, or project management within the automotive industry
Strong background in electronic components or complex technical products
Proven track record in strategic customer management and leading commercial negotiations
Strong analytical and strategic mindset
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
High level of initiative, accountability, and reliability
Team-oriented with strong intercultural competence
Sound understanding of the interplay between business and technical requirements
Fluent German & English skills, both written and spoken

Send us your complete application documents including earliest start date and salary requirements to vseurecruiting@lge.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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