Sales & Purchasing Assistant Manager

Jefferson Southern Corp
1000 Marquette Road
Rockmart, GA 30153, USA

• Function as the liaison between JSC and its customers.
• Prepare sales quotations to customers, including new model quotations, quotations relating to modifications of existing parts, and maintenance of company pricing information on the CCF
• Respond promptly to all customer requests for sales quotations.
• Update and maintain JSC’s current pricing list (CCF)
• Negotiate with customers and sister companies to obtain the best sales pricing.
• Track service part orders and calculate sales pricing for service parts.
• Download and control initial drawings.
• Communicate with parent company and request RFQs for new assets.
• Develop and deliver presentations to customers relating to the company and its products.
• Attend sales meetings with customers, and pricing meetings with suppliers.
• Coordinate all sales activities with sister companies.
• Provide input and guidance to purchasing staff relating to contracted services and lease agreements.
• Oversee the functions of departmental staff.
• Provide direction and training to all departmental personnel.
• Other duties as required by management.

Qualifications:

• 4-year college degree from a nationally-accredited college or university.
• A minimum of 4 years experience, reflecting increasing responsibilities in sales and purchasing, particularly in the areas of sales pricing, negotiation and customer relations. Preferably some or all of this experience will have been acquired with automotive manufacturers.
• The position requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, a strong customer-service attitude, cost accounting skills and excellent interpersonal skills.

Jefferson Southern Corporation, or JSC, is a Tier One automotive supplier. This means that we produce and sell parts that are ready to be installed in automobiles. Our parts are stamped out of steel and then welded.

We produce several parts that are part of the “white body” or interior shell of the car. These parts are not very visible after the vehicle is completed, but they are vital to the strength, safety and performance of the car.

Jefferson Southern Corporation offersour employees a variety of benefit programs to meet their needs.

Jefferson Southern Corporation provides Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Telemedicine coverage, and 401K for all employees and some benefits are at no cost.

Environmental & Physical Demands:

The environmental conditions and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the essential duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, sharp objects and constant loud noise. The employee is regularly required to: use their hands to touch and handle objects; hear; see, including close vision; stand for long hours; stoop; kneel; sit; climb; balance; and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

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