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Automotive Lighting Sales Director
Location : Northville, USA
FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the world's seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies.
As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics.
At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions.
With around 37,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of € 8.
1 billion on a preliminary basis in the fiscal year 2023.
YOUR TASKS
FORVIA - HELLA Corporate Center USA is seeking a dynamic and experienced Sales Director. The focus of this role will be to foster a team-oriented sales environment.
This opportunity will play a pivotal role in the development and growth of Forvia Hella’s world-class lighting products.
Daily Responsibilities
- Inspire and motivate a dedicated customer group within the automotive lighting business line.
- Lead and mentor department account managers.
- Act as the central contact for the customer, steering all activities related to customer projects from pre-development, acquisition, series development, and production until EOP (one face to the customer).
- Establish sustainable business relationships to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate to define overall customer strategies. Actively drive acquisitions, define the technical content, and commercial framework in order to achieve the customer targets (technical and commercial).
- Prepare and conduct commercial negotiations to ensure the necessary profitability of our business.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
- 5+ years of sales experience in a similar position in the automotive industry.
- 2+ years experience leading sales teams.
- Open-minded personality, easy to approach and able to motivate and inspire others.
- Strong interest in selling highly innovative and complex products.
- Willing to go the extra mile and tackle complex challenges.
Why Forvia Hella?
- Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours.
- Industry-leading health benefits program.
- Lucrative PTO policy.
- Competitive 401K matching.
- Extensive career and training opportunities.
- Annual Bonuses.
- On-campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services.
- Team and company-wide events.
- And much more!
Please feel free to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. Forvia Hella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all our employees.
Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.
FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture.
We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or identity.
Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req14495.
HELLA Corporate Center USA, Inc.
Eric Spence
Phone : J-18808-Ljbffr
J-18808-Ljbffr