Account Manager

Autolivs primary goal is to Save More Lives. Our products never get a second chance. This is why we can never compromise on quality. We are working to increase vehicle safety by developing seatbelts airbags and steering wheels and you can be part of our team as an Account Manager.

In this role you will beresponsible for management of day-to-day commercial matters for their assigned products and programs. This includes quotations of new business and changes to existing business contract management price negotiations capacity studies and tool order tracking and invoicing. Additionally they will lead or assist new business RFQs through the PSC process ensuring a timely response to the customer. This position is a front line customer facing role requiring boundary-less behavior to leverage resources across a matrix organization to ensure resolution of all customer issues regardless of whether the nature is related to core commercial responsibilities.

Your role will involve:

• Acts as primary commercial interface with the customer.

• Responsible for sales and new business development.

• Tracks schedules customer action items and commercial issues related to each program in the account.

• Manage Pricing reviews accuracy of Purchase Orders and monitors proper invoicing including Vendor tooling

• Responds to customer Request for Quotes (RFQs) and follows up on all market opportunities

• Support new business awards through the PSC process

• Ensure commercial agreements are fulfilled (i.e. annual cost reductions payments accruals).

• Quote engineering changes & negotiate pricing.

• Assist in A/R collection.

• Maintain ICAN pricing.

• Tracks current sales and sales trends (AMIS).

• Responsible for getting customer approval for all proposed change activities (change management and VEVA and Customer Service Group support at each facility).

• Maintain good relationship with customer(s) including Tier 2s.

• Manage capacity studies.

• Accesses customer trend information and develops marketing strategies.

If you have/are:

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and/or Engineering required along with a minimum of 5 years in business or related field.

• Ability to build relationships & strong networks at multi levels in customer & Autoliv organizations.

• Results oriented with ability to build strategy & scenarios.

• Ability to visualize strategy plans status ongoing actions.

• Business approach understanding and experience essential.

• Familiarity with Customer specific philosophies actions and behaviors.

• Capability to provide logical explanations and consistency of financial proposals to Customer and Business Unit Management.

• Ability for global networking and possess strong understanding of cultural diversity.

• Strong ability with financial / sales numbers and good general business acumen.

• Good flexibility with working globally mostly across US & Asia time-zones.

• Restraints experience preferred

• Willingness to learn and capability to use complex systems for business case development

• Proficiency in standard business tools (Microsoft Office) and data analytics and associated software (Power BI etc.)

• Experience with OEMs is preferred

• Candidate must be willing to travel as needed

  We will be more than glad to chat with you about your experience and your career goals.

In our international work setting you will find a range of opportunities that are designed to enhance your career and personal development. Including new and different perspectives is part of what ensures the teams success. We are committed to develop peoples skills knowledge and creative potential. Our training and development programs emphasize technical competency leadership development and business management skill.

More lives saved more life lived!

Whats in it for you:

Attractive compensation package

Recognition awards company events family events university discount options and many more perks.

Gender Pay Equality

Autoliv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Autoliv does not discriminate in any aspect of employment based on race color religion national origin ancestry gender sexual orientation gender identify and/or expression age disability or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local employment discrimination laws where Autoliv does business.