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Trim Account Manager

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Position: Account Manager Trim

Job location: Coventry, UK

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Company Overview

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 39 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive betterâ„¢ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation

Position overview:

We are looking for an experienced Account Manager to join our sales team within our Seating division. As a part of a team of Account managers you will work with internal and external customers and lead sales activities for Trim programs and ensure delivering profitable results. Your main scope will be related to building reliable relationship with External Customer and Lear Business Units, negotiate projects and contracts, work on commercial issues and ensure program profitability. Position is based in Coventry.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build up reliable customer relationship with Lear Business Units and external customer at decider level
  • Manage Sales Account with P&L responsibility via pricing maintenance and profitability ownership
  • Negotiate series projects and contracts with customer on Senior Management level
  • Manage negotiation and closure of commercial issues with timely conclusion
  • Improve, monitor, and track program profitability (margin improvement) from award to SOP
  • Deliver program(s) with committed financial metrics
  • Deliver Engineering change quotations respecting agreed customer timeline
  • Negotiate Engineering change requests
  • Maintain internal reporting such as Plant improvement plans, growth plans, APR's, LPMP, etc.
  • Support PAR approval's
  • Report out program commercial status to senior level
  • Create strong link between trim plant and Lear BU/external customer
  • Support material excess management

Key skills and Qualifications:

  • Degree qualification in engineering/business studies
  • Automotive Seating, Trim, or similar highly complex commodity experience in Commercial, Program Management or Engineering capacity preferred
  • Experience in Account management/commercial negotiation
  • Advanced Excel skills including macros
  • Ability to manage multiple complex issues and prioritize correctly under pressure
  • Highly organized analytical and strategic thinker
  • Excellent communication and negotiating competences
  • Independent, cost conscious, effective and meticulous way of working

What We Offer:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Access to Learning and development opportunities
  • Opportunities to give back to the community
  • Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world

Location Code: 0330

Trim Account Manager

Lear Corporation
Coventry, UK
Full-Time

Published on 29/01/2025

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