Piston Group

Account Manager

Piston Group  •  Southfield, MI (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

The Account Manager is responsible for directing and coordinating activities of the department in a manufacturing organization concerned with providing customers technical services in conjunction with marketing activities. Serves as the commercial liaison with customers, directly interfacing with customer engineering and purchasing activities

Piston Automotive wasn’t just founded to make things. It was founded to make things better. And that begins with building better teams solely dedicated to achieving excellence at every level of execution through a combination of experience, expertise, and a deep seeded passion for what we do. Our assemblies consistently set the standard because our people consistently raise the bar.

Why Piston Automotive?

Competitive Wages, Paid Holidays & Vacation, Medical & Rx Plans, Dental & Vision Plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Life & Disability Coverage, 401K with Company Match, Tuition Reimbursement , Vehicle and Product Discounts

Responsibilities

  • Support development of new business quotes and final submissions to customers working with the business development team and other functional areas.
  • Lead development of all program-specific engineering change quotes.
  • Manage and track assembly value add and BOM costs; resolve any open commercial pricing issues and ensure program profitability.
  • Resolve all non-pricing commercial issues with the customer (special cause cost recovery) working closely with finance, production, materials, and quality - internally.
  • Track all program-specific tooling/lump-sum invoices.
  • Support marketing and sales activities including the development of new quote opportunities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

  • Account management experience with a tier 1 or tier 2 automotive supplier required
  • Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Business or a related field preferred
  • Experience developing price quotes and managing Request For Quotes (RFQ) with automotive OEMs - prefer experience with Ford Automotive.
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint (at an advanced skill level) required

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCE:

* Experience selling to automotive OEMs and assembly or sequencing experience are both benefits and highly preferred

Piston Group

About Piston Group

Piston Group is a private investment platform founded by industry magnate and NBA champion Vinnie Johnson, to build value by creating, operating and growing world-class manufacturing and design companies. With investments beginning in 1996 and a strong entrepreneurial culture, today’s platform has grown to include Piston Automotive, Irvin Products, and Detroit Thermal Systems.

Piston Group's world-class manufacturing facilities deliver operational excellence through employee empowerment. Our team of more than 11,500 skilled engineering and manufacturing specialists proudly builds customer value every day.

We create solutions and breakthroughs. But at the end of the day, what we really create is value. And that has become the purpose that our entire Piston Group family lives and breathes every day — to not just build, but to build value.

Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Southfield , Michigan
Year Founded
1996
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