Global Account Manager

Deze procedure is gesloten (08-07-2010).
Vakgebied
Sales
Salaris
100k - 150k per annum
Locatie
Vianen/Home based
Dienstverband
Permanent
Headhunter
Hays Executive

Client

Our client, with over 40 years of experience and the skills of more then 700 specialists, is well known for its capability to design, develop and manufacture high precision plastic parts and gears for the healthcare, automotive, consumer electronics and office equipment markets worldwide. Every day they manufacture a high volume of highly complex, precision plastics components and assemblies around the world for use in technical applications.

Their Global Account Management coordinates all these activities, ensures that things run smoothly, checks the integration of customer requirements and does all they can to secure the optimum value. They offer security and develop worldwide concepts with local understanding and global alignment. This enables their customers to benefit from their global network.

The position

Responsible for one or more customers in all its aspects:
Maintaining the relation with the customers; act as “contact window” between the customer and the organization for all commercial, quality and logistical aspects.
Overall responsibility for the “Global Account” within the organization.

  • Responsible for all commercial aspects and “customer satisfaction” of a certain customer; Submission of quotations. Achieving targets (growing sales, gross margin or value added, increasing markets share, etc).
  • The Global Key Account Manager will be responsible for controlling and coordinating all customer activities (commercial-, logistics- and quality-aspects). Is leading the global account team and working in close contact with different internal organizations. He will report the progress periodically to the Group Management.
  • Responsible for market research; continuous investigation and reporting of the main competitors. Investigation of new applications for existing products and in existing markets. Investigation and development of new business opportunities (new applications, new products).
  • Development of new products; reporting trends to the internal organization and development with third parties like material suppliers, subcontractors and universities.
  • Travel frequently to customers in Germany, sometimes in other countries in Europe or the rest of the world. About 40-50% of your time.

The candidate

Our client is looking for a Global Key Account Manager with a technical background of whom German is the native language or is fluently spoken. As a Dutch candidate you are living nearby the German border or as a German candidate you are living nearby the Netherlands.

Education, knowledge and skills:

  • Bachelor / Master degree in Engineering or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of plastic moulding.
  • Knowledge of the automotive component industry.
  • Proven track record in sales and account management.
  • sed to work in multi-national and multi-cultural teams.
  • cting as a representative at all levels (Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Management).

Language skills: 

  • Natively or fluently German speaking, English fluent.
  • French plus.

Offer:

This is a challenging and interesting position in an international company. A dynamic and all-round working environment, in which your professional skills, your spirit of excellence and organizational talents will be highly appreciated. Salary 100k.

Interested?

You can apply by using the form below. For more information please contact Frans van de Ven at +31 (0)73 - 610 1240.  

Deze procedure is gesloten (08-07-2010).

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