Strategic Automotive Sales Account Manager

LEONI Wiring Systems U.K. Ltd.; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LEONI Wiring Systems U.K. Ltd. is seeking an Account Manager to manage customer relationships with a focus on profitability and satisfaction. The role requires English fluency, a 4-year degree or relevant experience, and strong MS Office skills.

The successful candidate will negotiate changes, prepare offers, and contribute to strategic planning, margin improvement, and project coordination within LEONI’s automotive solutions.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English (speaking, writing, reading) is required.
• 4-year degree in a related field or 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides information about competition, customers and market development for all affected parties and supports the account plan.
• Checks and tracks customer requirements, RFQ pre-conditions and project portfolio development to identify new opportunities.
• Negotiates product changes with customers and collects purchase orders for administration by sales support.
• Delivers input for strategic planning and develops measures for margin improvements and negotiations.
• Supports negotiation prep and documentation for arbitration of customer volume/demand to optimize LEONI costs.
• Collects customer feedback data and tracks improvement measures/escalations internally.
• Identifies and categorizes customer claims with relevant stakeholders.
• Manages and administers sales data in the respective systems.
• Responsible for pricing towards the customer and collecting on-time payments.
• Responsible for offer preparation (RFP/RFQ gathering information up to nomination).
• Supports business plan creation and maintenance through product life cycle and after market.
• Collects and validates information for possible customer claims and negotiates these.
• Represents the Sales department as a core team member in projects.

Skills

Fluency in English

Strong communication

Knowledge of LEONI products

Education

4-year degree in a related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

LEONI Wiring Systems U.K. Ltd. is seeking an Account Manager to manage customer relationships with a focus on profitability and satisfaction. The role requires English fluency, a 4-year degree or relevant experience, and strong MS Office skills.

The successful candidate will negotiate changes, prepare offers, and contribute to strategic planning, margin improvement, and project coordination within LEONI’s automotive solutions.