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From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion Leggett & Platt has divisions that design manufacture and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability coupled with our global footprint make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace hydraulic cylinders flooring textile and geo components industries.
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Our Executive offices are located in both Downtown Detroit and Troy MI.
Potential candidates need to be able to commute to both locations.
This will be a Hybrid role.
Leggett & Platt Automotive Division is currently seeking a Sr Sales Manager to services key sales accounts with major OEMs and Tier1s managing all commercial tasks and growing future sales forthe account. The role maintains and grows customer intimacy monitors competition market trends and pricing.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Identifies business opportunities and customers. Drives the organizations sales and new product opportunities and strategic development for the regional market in line with 5-year Strategic Plan.
2. Oversees & manages professional growth & success of Sales Managers/Account Managers in line with regional
sales targets.
3. Formulates sales volumes together with Demand Planners for the respective Customer Unit ensuring input in
Control Tower. Ensures correct price update in QLM and correct pricing in GFP through Sales Analysts.
4. Leads quote reviews ensures all thresholds are respected (EBIT ROI CAPEX). Identifies areas that need
improvement to meet market prices and prepares customer negotiation strategy based on value proposition.
5. Manages Commodity relations with the respective customer monitors and improves customer intimacy keeps
competition and market information up-to-date ensuring customer intimacy and competition analysis reprots
being up-to-date.
6. Responsible for long-term customer meeting planning to ensure availability of key functions at customer and at
L&P while ensuring travel cost control.
7. Liaise with appropriate departments to ensure customer requirements are kept up-to-date and shared with the
organization (input specification in QLM for each RFQ). Maintains good employee relations and confidentiality of
all information received from the customer/company.
8. Ensures BPT project training participation at any time to be up-to-date with latest release levels ensuring full
application.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Educational requirements Certifications:
College in Commercial or Engineering or equivalent degree
Experience:
5 years Sales experience in Automotive preferrably Automotive Interior
Experience in leading people
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY:
Strong
technical knowledge of product & manufacturing systems
Excellent
negotiation skills
Excellent
written & verbal communication skills
Knowledge of MS Office
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