Aptiv

Aptiv

Sr Account Manager Distribution - Great Lakes Region

Troy, MI - USA · Senior

No sponsorshipDetected 12 days ago
Business DevelopmentNegotiationLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic Speaking

About the role

  • The ideal candidate will possess proven experience in growing customer book of business, strategies and problem solving, with a strong focus on customer satisfaction.
  • Candidate is expected to act with sense of urgency and provide timely follow up to all customer inquiries.

Responsibilities

  • Lead account growth while managing the customer relationships and voice of the customer.
  • Create customer strategies through detailed value propositions maximizing booking, revenue and profitability achieving Aptiv metric and objectives.
  • Lead resolution of customer commercial disputes (recognized as Aptiv's customer lead).
  • Create and drive deployment of strategic plan for the account.
  • This position focuses on managing major transportation OEM and harness maker accounts with support of regional distributors.

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience working in the electronic components industry.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering or equivalent degree.
  • Ability to compile and present business cases for leadership approval.
  • Ability to read a production print and answer basic product questions without involving engineering.
  • Ability to answer basic product performance questions (current rating, voltage range, temperature range, etc.).
  • Travel required 50%.
  • Candidates for positions with Aptiv must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.
  • Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
  • Excellent communication skills, self-confidence, and ability to strengthen the customer relationship and intimacy are a must.

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in Business Administration or Engineering or Equivalent degree
  • 8+ years' experience working in the electronic components industry.
  • Long term agreements.
  • Strong results-orientation and execution characteristics.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with a strong ability to work with a team.
  • Ability to effectively organize, prioritize and accomplish multiple conflicting tasks, make intelligent, timely decisions and solve problems independently.
  • Resourcefully innovate and adapt in a rapidly changing environment.
  • You can grow at Aptiv.

Skills

  • Sr Account Manager Distribution - Great Lakes Region
  • Why join Aptiv?
  • See your work come to life on the road-helping make mobility safer, greener, and more connected.
  • Ready to shape the future of mobility with us?
  • Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:
  • Business acumen including negotiation skills and understanding of financial business cases.

Benefits

  • Private health care effective day 1 of employment
  • Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation, Designated time off, Parental leave)
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Fertility Coverage

Company info

  • Responsibility for the preparation and physical presentations provided to customers that are related to all aspects of the business account (Technical and Commercial).
  • Enough technical competence to be able to present the CS product portfolio to customers without engineering or product line manager involvement.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Candidates for positions with Aptiv must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

This listing is sourced directly from Aptiv's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.