Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager

Location: Coventry, GB, CV6 5TP

Country/Region: United Kingdom

Job Function: Sales

Employment Type: Salary

• Responsible for commercial ownership of complete seat programs. Negotiate series projects and contracts with customer on from Buyer to Senior Management level
• Customer relationship management – OEM Buyer / Purchase Manager / Lead Engineers / Piece Cost Engineers / Vendor Tooling Cost Engineers
• Manage negotiation and closure of commercial issues with timely conclusion
• Manage sales account with P&L responsibility, cost and pricing management and profitability ownership from project inception through to SOP
• Deliver program(s) with committed financial metrics
• Deliver engineering change quotations in line with agreed customer timeline.
• Maintain internal reporting
• Support business case approvals.
• Report out program commercial status to senior level
• Follow up on aging debt / drive cash-in collection in line with forecast dates

• Experienced automotive tier 1 Account Manager – ideally with a background in complex, high value commodities
• Highly developed commercial acumen, be a motivated self-starter and willingness to take the lead
• Experience in tracking price changes, maintaining accurate records of changes including margin impacts
• High level communication and organisational skills