About this position
Sales Account Manager – Automotive (Hunter) | Michigan, home-office based
Love opening doors more than babysitting a book? Read on.
A privately held, family-owned high-tech manufacturer is building out its North American team. They have 1,500+ people across Germany, China and the US, they are a specified, strategic supplier to automotive OEMs and Tier 1s, and they are investing heavily here, including a brand-new US production and training facility opening within the next two years. They need a hunter in Michigan to grow the Great Lakes and Mexico territory.
What you'll do
- Spend up to 70% of your time on new business: finding, opening and closing new accounts across automotive Tier 1s, OEMs and general industry
- Manage and grow existing accounts across the Great Lakes region and Mexico
- Work with customer engineering and purchasing teams to develop product solutions
- Negotiate contracts, build the annual budget and own your forecast
- Coordinate with internal sales, product development and colleagues in Europe and Asia
- Report to the Director of Sales
What you need
- 3 to 5+ years of outside sales selling into automotive Tier 1 suppliers or OEMs
- A real track record of winning new customers and negotiating new contracts
- Based in Michigan
- Happy with 40%+ travel: mostly regional, plus Mexico and occasional trips to Germany
- Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business or similar
- CRM experience
- Spanish is a real plus, not essential
What's on offer
- $85,000 to $120,000 base plus bonus
- Car allowance of around $830 a month
- Home-office based, with a stable, growing, family-owned company behind you
Be honest with yourself on this one: this is a hunting role. If you prefer farming an established book, it won't suit you. If you enjoy building a territory from the ground up, it will.
Apply here or message Daren Thornley at Thornley Corporate Solutions for a confidential conversation.
Location and commute
Detroit, MI .
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How to apply
Review the vacancy and complete the application on the employer or recruitment partner’s website. Requisition ID: WJ-3266419870.