Senior Sales Representative – Automotive

Description:

Duties:

• Serve as the point of contact between the Company and assigned customers and respond to a range of customer inquiries (RFPs, surveys, order status, etc.)
• Build effective relationships with existing and prospective customers.
• Coordinate new business launches with teams from design engineering, production, and quality.
• Gather info from customers and the marketplace to remain competitive, and propose and acquire new business.
• Monitor schedules to meet customer needs, and communicate customer requirements to Company departments and plants.
• Travel to global and US Company and customer facilities for site visits and business negotiations.
• Participate in price negotiations for new parts, service parts, engineering changes, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, other related field, or similar
  experience
• 3-7 years of sales experience, preferably in the automotive supplier industry
• Knowledge of suspension systems and springs would be a big plus
• Japanese language skills helpful, but not required
• MSOffice (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Covisint
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Time management skills, and the ability to keep track of a wide range of
  information
• Ability to work with a diverse, international group of team members and
  customers