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Global Key Account Manager - General Motors

JRAutomation

United States

Remote

USD 80,000 - 130,000

Full time

17 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Global Key Account Manager to drive sales and foster customer relationships with General Motors. This role offers the opportunity to lead commercial negotiations, develop strategic sales plans, and ensure high-quality customer service. The ideal candidate will have over a decade of experience in sales and marketing, with a strong focus on account management and cultural sensitivity in a global business environment. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and customer success, where your contributions will directly impact the future of automation and manufacturing.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in sales with a focus on large accounts.
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA is a plus.
  • Cultural sensitivity in international business.

Responsibilities

  • Lead commercial aspects and negotiations with General Motors.
  • Develop sales plans and strategies for account growth.
  • Manage key stakeholder relationships at the customer.

Skills

Sales and Marketing Experience
Account Management
Customer Service
Cultural Sensitivity
Fluency in English
Japanese Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or IT
MBA

Tools

CRM Software

Job description

Description

The Opportunity:

JR Automation, a Hitachi Group Company, is driven to deliver customer success worldwide. We provide intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions that transform how the world's leading manufacturers make and distribute products. Our strength is our people and we're always looking to strengthen our team across the globe. Join us as a Global Key Account Manager - General Motors in Detroit, Michigan.

Location Type: The position is remote but requires the person who fills the role to be based in the Metro Detroit region of Michigan or willing to relocate for proximity to General Motors Corporate HQ and their manufacturing centers.

To ensure sustainable growth and profitability in digital and green through the Social Innovation Business, Hitachi is undergoing a major transformation to establish a customer centric business model (incl. alignment of global processes and common digital tools).

Concretely the Global Key Account Manager - General Motors, defines and ensures sales targets for the account and will support the implementation of the necessary processes and frameworks (e.g., account plan development, share of wallet & customer satisfaction increase, capture team selling etc.) for a General Motors Account under application of Global Marketing & Sales (GM&S) frameworks and standards. They collaborate closely with the GM&S as well as businesses to ensure customer needs can be translated into competitive value propositions that deliver profitable orders.

The Global Key Account Management work focuses on medium to long-term planning and face-to-face selling of a variety of products, services and/or solutions across multiple lines of business for established customers, including:

  • Developing medium to long-term account & sales plans and preparing strategies to protect, grow, and diversify the relationship with a defined group of customers.

  • Developing and identify solution-, cross/up and repeat sales opportunities.

  • Resolving problems and ensure customers receive high quality customer service.

  • Developing client retention and profitable growth plans and strategies

This role will be comprised of (2) main functions. First, the overall business development and cross-BU strategic plan and execution across the Hitachi enterprise as it relates to General Motors.

Second, to serve the individual business unit JR Automation and its achievement of sales and growth with this key account.

How You'll Make an Impact:

  • Lead all commercial aspects of JR Automation BU and relationship with General Motors, including but not limited to commercial pricing negotiations, develop funnel for new opportunities, secure pipeline of new business and manage the relationship across entities.

  • Development of Hitachi cross-BU customer account plan and share of wallet growth actions

  • Setting up and driving solution selling approach across all Hitachi businesses

  • Manage key stakeholder relationships at the customer with presence and capability to interact and penetrate C-suite decision makers at customer organization

  • Coordination of sales activities within CRM, monitoring of current projects and managing resolution of specific customer problems.

  • Understanding the key business drivers and business environment and interpret the impact and opportunity for Hitachi

  • Creating value add for the customer and Hitachi by ensuring a coordinated sales approach

  • Profitable order & sales pipeline responsibility for the account

  • Summarizing appropriate feedback on market developments (customers & competitors) and requirements

  • Adhering to our core values of safety and integrity, ensuring solutions meet our objectives of social innovation, and contributing positively to an inclusive and sustainable society.

Note: This list of responsibilities is inclusive; however, it is intended to be a guideline for activities.

What You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or IT. An MBA is not required but will be an added advantage.

  • 10+ years of sales and/or marketing experience with demonstrated success growing large accounts through cross functional and divisional synergies.

  • Cultural sensitivity and openness to work in an international business environment across all time zones.

  • The ideal candidate will be based in Metro-Detroit region of Michigan for proximity to General Motors Corporate HQ and manufacturing centers.

  • Fluency in English required. Japanese proficiency a great plus.

Disclaimer: JR Automation requires candidates to successfully complete a 10-panel drug screen, physical examination, and background check.

Company Overview:

At JR Automation, A Hitachi Group Company, we discover potential, reimagine limits, and advance industry. When faced with a problem, we find a solution. Together, we push what's possible to automate for tomorrow.

Join our team of 2,000+ at one of our 20+ facilities around the world and be a part of the most experienced team of advanced automation integrators.

Fueled by Possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at JR Automation, please send the nature of request and contact information to jrcareers@jrautomation.com. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.

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