Sales Manager

Sales Manager

What can you expect?

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 29 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual foam, trim and metal components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, visit

What will your responsibilities be?

Set up quotations in cooperation with Engineering, Costing, Purchasing and Operations as well as order Negotiations and Change Management

Follow-up on costs and offers

Develop and take care of business contacts with all customer departments

Active communication regarding potential improvements / innovations regarding products and processes (towards customer; internal)

Support customer relationship strategies within assigned projects

Execute strategy for long term customer satisfaction, market share, retained sales and overall sustained growth

Observe and analyze customer demands and market development (chances and risks) to cluster possible programs to optimize the positioning of Adient products in the market

Develop strong customer and peer relationships that deliver value to the company and provide increased confidence/desire to work with Adient

Aftermarket business

Claim management

Technical / Process / Cost skills for Complete Seat, Metal, Plastics, Foam, Trim, Headrest

Leading of acquisitions

Prepare slides for management decisions

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

MS Excel Advanced level

Knowledge of Mercedes Benz systems - advantage

5-10 years in a customer-facing position.

Commercial/ technical knowledge

Understanding of production/ quality processes within Automotive Industry

Knowledge of Sales and Marketing / Finance (business case) / costing background /desirable

Fluent English language - required

Fluent German Language - highly preferred

Ability to communicate and implement customer specific strategies

Ability to proactively interpret emerging customer needs and communicate competitive positioning and product gaps to the organization

Leadership skills to manage internal departments to get data for change management

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dagmar Sováková on .

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