RESRG Automotive is seeking you to join our team as an Account Manager in our Troy, Michigan corporate office!
Your Job
The Account Manager is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker who can work independently, think creatively, and build meaningful relationships to manage and grow any of our customer accounts long-term.
What you Will do in Your Role
- Develop and implement strategic sales plans.
- Perform market analysis to determine customer strategy and growth plan.
- Lead account profitability analysis to ensure sustainable account financial performance.
- Develop price targets in line with current market conditions to maximize profit.
- Manage the overall customer relationship.
- Pursue new opportunities and communicate with customers on existing and future programs.
- Interface with customer purchasing, design, engineering, and quality personnel to achieve a balance between company and customer expectations.
- Partner with global counterparts on the development and implementation of the customer/product strategy
- Interact with management team and manufacturing operations on cost and pricing issues.
- Interact with cross functional teams supporting the cost and pricing issues during the program development phase.
- Negotiate and implement pricing for programs under development.
- Communicate effectively with manufacturing facilities to resolve open issues.
- Create measures to demonstrate waste reduction.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience with corporate account management.
- Experience using critical economic thinking and analysis for business opportunities.
- Sales experience within the automotive sector.
- Experience developing and implementing a growth strategy.
- Willing and able to travel around 15% of the time.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or Marketing
- Experience working with an OEM account (GM, Ford, Stellantis, or Nissan)
- Financial acumen: cost and pricing