Sales Account Manager

SLPT is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced automotive components and systems, specializing in pumps, valve train, transmission, and electric drive technologies. With a strong focus on speed, responsiveness, flexibility, and entrepreneurial spirit, we are committed to delivering high-quality solutions that meet and exceed our customers’ expectations.

Our world-class engineering and manufacturing facilities empower us to develop innovative products that set new benchmarks in the industry. From traditional systems to cutting-edge hybrid and electrified powertrains, SLPT is shaping the future of mobility through excellence and forward-thinking design.

Join a dynamic and growing team that’s passionate about progress. At SLPT Automotive, your ideas drive the future.

This position is responsible for prospecting/developing/maintaining customer relationships, communicating SLPT product ideas and product information, monitor/maintenance of customer commercial accounts, increasing overall profitable sales, identifying/researching customer’s future product needs, forecasting of current/future production volumes and helping SLPT team meet specific sales goals & profitability.

• Identify product/program opportunities and conduct meetings & presentations to potential customers
• Promote long-term, ongoing relationships with current and future customers
• Research/monitor customer needs and competitive products and communicate to SLPT team members.
• Negotiate customer commercial contracts/quotes with input from SLPT team.

• Develops customer/application leads with targeted customers, and actively pursues commercial relationships with these customers.
• Conducts regular face to face meetings with customers to help establish a more personal relationship and to gain a greater understand of the customers’ buying interests.
• Support business expansion into EV product market and Electric Pump product development
• Prepares sales presentations for current and potential customers using various technology resources
• Possess the ability to convincingly “sell” a particular position, or thought, based on company/product facts and information.
• Researches customers’ current/future product needs and communicates those requirements to the Director of Sales & Marketing, and the SLPT team.
• Monitors competitors commercial and product activities, and communicates that information to the Director of Sales & Marketing, and SLPT team.
• Works with SLPT team to develop quotations per customer application/commercial requirements.
• Communicates and distributes to SLPT team the latest customer commercial and engineering requirements for product quotations.
• Prepares customer quotations, and submits quotes with supporting commercial details, to Director of Sales & Marketing for review/approval.
• Works with SLPT team to review/refine cost details for product quotations
• Works with Sr. Sales Manager, and SLPT team, to negotiate/finalize commercial contracts
• Researches and develops lists of potential customers
• Stays abreast of SLPT product advances and related data.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of automotive industry trends, technical developments, and governmental regulations which impact target markets
• Monitors customer communication channels (phone/email/web portals) for program requirements and information. Distributes to SLPT team.
• Performs market research to determine customer needs and provides information to Director of Sales & Marketing, and internal stakeholders
• Helps SLPT team to resolves customer disputes related to SLPT products and services
• Quickly communicates/reports customer/program/competitive information to Sr. Sales Manager, and SLPT team.
• Maintains an up-to-date awareness of SLPT’s…