KEY ACCOUNTS SALES MANAGER, HALF SHAFT AND CV JOINT

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING: Targeting OEM platforms and opening relationships before formal sourcing activity begins - Getting the company registered and qualified with purchasing and supplier development teams - Shaping the RFI stage and positioning for future bidder lists - Leading the quotation, the cost breakdown and the commercial negotiation - Driving opportunities through to nomination, program award and launch - Protecting and growing existing OEM accounts, including cost recovery on tariffs, raw materials and engineering changes WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR- Around seven years or more in automotive OEM sales, business development, key account management, or on the buy side in purchasing, sourcing or commodity management - Direct half shaft, CV joint or driveline experience, strongly preferred - Real, current relationships with purchasing, sourcing and engineering at the Detroit Three, the Japanese and Korean transplants, or both - Genuine fluency in cost breakdowns, piece price, tooling and margin, because the commercial negotiation is yours to lead - Authorisation to work in the United States The incentive is weighted heavily toward new program nominations, 60% of it, with profitability and commercial recovery making up the rest. The first year target is $20 million in awarded annual sales. That tells you exactly what success looks like here, and it tells you this is a role for a hunter.