What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Manager position at Venteon?
Venteon is currently seeking an experienced Account Manager to fill an opening with a manufacturing company located in Wixom, MI
Requirements of the Account Manager
- Completed Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering preferred or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 5 years of work experience in a sales field within Automotive OEM
- Knowledge of Automotive OEM (Toyota) e-Portal and associated Applications
- English Technical Language Skills
- Bi-lingual is a must - Japanese or Mandarin,
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Products to analyze data and trends, prepare written correspondence and presentations for executive-level meetings
Responsibilities of the Account Manager
- Initiate RFQ’s, oversee CFT quote activity to ensure complete timely completion and obtain the proper authorization for the plant to proceed on customer projects and assignments,
- Prepare submissions for annual Customer FX, Materials Pricing Programs
- Maintain service parts pricing
- Identify and effectively work with the team to prevent customer problems and when needed participate in customer issue resolutions
- Build professional relationships and establish an ongoing line of communication with customers, superiors, peers, subordinates, suppliers, etc., to facilitate the achievement of performance standards
- Assure target dates are met (relating to ECR responses, quotes, etc.) and pertinent information is communicated timely
- Identify opportunities, recommend, and implement projects and ideas for improved productivity cost reduction and work with our Plants to implement Tech Cost Savings
- Understand and participate in meetings with Program Managers in the development and implementation of APQP plans and feasibility discussions
- Work with manufacturing support personnel on new and existing product process issues to understand and maintain a knowledge base for both existing and potential products
- Maintain and update company pricing record documents, logs, forecasts and any other commercial records, as needed
- Handle all financial open-issues such as piece price and tooling for all assigned accounts, to assure that all purchase orders are issued, received, and billed, including all related follow-up activities
- Research and understand market pricing in order to maintain competitive analysis and benchmarking data on current competition and new business for quotes
Salary : $100,000 - $120,000
