SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER AUTOMOTIVE OEM / COMMERCIAL VEHICLES (w/m/d)

About Our Client

Our client is a globally active company with a high technological focus, manufacturing complex components for various applications and supplying the automotive industry as a TIER-1 supplier, among others. Key success factors include high innovation capacity, a dynamic startup culture, and professional organizational structures.

Your Role

In the course of a planned succession, we are looking for a technically and personally convincing Senior Account Manager (m/f/d) in the Automotive OEM / Commercial Vehicles sector.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for strategically relevant OEM customers in the Commercial Vehicles segment at national and international level
• Developing existing customer relationships from component supplier to strategic development partner
• Identifying and developing new market and product fields in the context of the transformation of the automotive and commercial vehicle industry
• Commercial management of complex modules, assemblies, and systems, as well as their technically sound positioning with the customer
• Leading demanding offer, price, and contract negotiations with OEM customers at senior level
• Project management in the acquisition phase, including steering interdisciplinary teams from development, quality, purchasing, and other interfaces

Your Profile

• Successfully completed engineering studies, e.g., Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or comparable qualification
• At least ten years of sales experience in the Automotive OEM environment, ideally with a Tier-1 supplier of technically complex products, modules, or systems
• In-depth knowledge of the Commercial Vehicle sector; experience with Off-Highway applications is an advantage
• Demonstrable experience in complex offer, price, and contract negotiations, as well as in enforcing price adjustments
• Deep understanding of OEM organizations, decision-making processes, development cycles, and current industry transformation processes
• Assertive and diplomatic sales personality with strategic foresight, entrepreneurial thinking, and fluent German and English language skills

Your Perspective

• Key role in a financially healthy, value-oriented family business
• High degree of creative freedom in a technologically demanding transformation environment

Interested?

Please send us your documents, stating the reference number 14742-J, your salary expectations, and availability, via our contact form or by email to: karriere@drmaier-partner.de.

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