Sales Account Manager II

About the role

LGM Magna e-Powertrain USA, Inc. is a newly established US subsidiary of LG Electronics Vehicle Solution and Magna International. Based in Southeast Michigan, we provide engineering, sales, and quality solutions for electric vehicle products.

Responsibilities

• Leading commercial issues and negotiations with the OEM buyer
• Resolving pricing discrepancies and payment issues
• Supporting the resolution of supply chain issues
• Managing programs/projects through the full commercial life cycle (i.e. sourcing to mass production)
• Managing engineering changes for commercial and timing impact
• Generating and submitting quotes through business case development and approval processes
• Tracking and reporting monthly revenue, profitability of projects, business plans, and informing leadership of impact of demand changes
• Reviewing contracts and GT&C
• Setting up new customers in internal systems and updating master price files
• Maintaining supplier portal management
• Ensuring tooling requirements are met and proper invoicing is generated for on-time approvals and installations
• Supporting the Supply Chain Management team to ensure supplier readiness and escalate supply chain issues
• Leading the submission process for sales administration approval to ship all non-mass production material

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or other related technical discipline
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in account management in the automotive industry
• Valid drivers' license for local travel
• Prior account management experience with an EV Tier 1 supplier
• Proficiency in supplier and customer portals such as GM SupplyPower
• Knowledge of commercial issue management such as: pre-production components, contract negotiations, purchasing orders, pricing, tooling, engineering changes, and supply chain development
• Self-driven, results-oriented with a strong sense of initiative in tackling complex tasks
• Excellent written/verbal communication and organizational skills
• Ability to understand customer needs and to probe for answers, and then determine a solution and advocate that solution to the customer
• Ability to work with customers and internal stakeholders and make sure all deliverables are met
• Capacity to identify risks and raise issues to relevant stakeholders
• Superior attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and to maintain deadlines
• Skilled in MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)