Key Account Manager

Minth Group; Paris; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MINTH Group, based in Paris, seeks a Key Account Manager to drive growth in the automotive sector, managing key client relationships and leading negotiations for new vehicle models. The role requires strategic market expansion and close coordination with internal teams to deliver value across the customer lifecycle.

The candidate should have 5+ years of automotive sales experience, strong English and Chinese language skills, and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above.
• Proficient in English & Chinese, preferred for achieving business proficiency.
• More than 5 years of sales experience in the automotive industry.
• Understand the product development process of the host factory and be familiar with customer processes and rules.
• Good communication and negotiation skills, strong logical ability, and a certain level of emotional intelligence.
• Have a sense of teamwork, willing to travel, willing to endure hardship, and have a certain ability to withstand pressure.
• Having sufficient organizational skills and influence, adept at organizing and analyzing information and numbers.

Responsibilities

• Expand the market and achieve performance indicators for new product acquisition.
• Lead price and business negotiations of new vehicle models from RFQ to order.
• Promote the new product line on the client side.
• Order management during the development phase and quotation management for after-sales parts.
• Daily maintenance of customer relationships.
• Assist in collecting and organizing information, and coordinate internal system data within the group.
• Assist in following up on the progress of VAVE technology improvement cases.
• Lead the reception of customer visits.

Skills

English

Chinese

Negotiation skills

Communication

Teamwork

Willing to travel

Pressure tolerance

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Automotive experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Job description

We are currently looking for a Key Account Manager (w/m/d) to join our Paris team.

In this role, you are expected to be responsible for:

• According to the group's strategic direction, expand the market and achieve the performance indicators for the team's new product acquisition.
• Responsible for leading the price and business negotiations of new vehicle models from RFQ to quantity throughout the customer's lifecycle (including new order acceptance prices, equipment changes, annual reductions, etc.).
• Promote the new product line of the Development Group on the client side.
• Order management during the development phase and quotation management for after-sales parts.
• Daily maintenance of customer relationships.

Business support

• Assist the team in collecting and organizing information, and coordinate internal system data within the group.
• Assist the team in following up on the progress of VAVE technology improvement cases.
• Lead the reception of customer visits.

Following qualifications and abilities are expected for this role:

• Bachelor's degree or above
• Proficient in English & Chinese, preferred for achieving business proficiency
• More than 5 years of sales experience in the automotive industry.
• Understand the product development process of the host factory and be familiar with customer processes and rules.
• Good communication and negotiation skills, strong logical ability, and a certain level of emotional intelligence.
• Have a sense of teamwork, willing to travel, willing to endure hardship, and have a certain ability to withstand pressure.
• Having sufficient organizational skills and influence, adept at organizing and analyzing information and numbers.

We offer:

• Participation in international projects with highly motivated and performance-oriented teams
• Exciting customer in the premium segment

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