Job Description

Founded in 1950, Carpenter Co. is the world’s largest vertically integrated manufacturer of polyurethane foams.

Carpenter also serves a diversified global marketplace with polyurethane chemical solutions, polyester fibers, and insulation materials through a network of more than 70 production locations. Our 6,500+ employees across the globe seek to provide the most innovative products and solutions with a focus on enhancing the quality of people’s lives while being a good steward of our resources.

At Carpenter, you'll find a rewarding career in a stable company, diverse experiences and an unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. As part of our team, you'll collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues whose sense of purpose complements your own.

To strengthen our team for the area of Sales and Marketing we are looking for an employee at the earliest possible date as

Key Account Manager (m/f/x) Mobility

• Trilport
• as soon as possible
• Full-time
• permanent contract

Your tasks in our company:

• You will develop contacts with customers (R&D and purchasing departments) based in France, as well as abroad (Germany, Italy, Poland, etc.), to identify current or upcoming projects and to ensure a proper receipt of corresponding RFQs.
• You will ensure the necessary presence on field in the manufacturer's factories to identify and create local business opportunities (Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic, etc.).
• You will respond to RFQs. With the technical support of our design and costing departments (based in particular in Louviers – 27 and Trilport-77), as well as of our product managers and acoustic specialists, you will build the right technical and economic proposal (right design, right material and right process and logistics, etc.).
• You will negotiate and monitor the prices of the tools and parts.
• You will monitor the modifications during the production phase and conduct commercial negotiations.

Finally, you will coordinate your activities with the group's sales teams abroad, who provide local support.

More broadly, you will oversee these accounts and shape the international development strategy, facilitating the creation of a global and profitable business flow across the group's entities in Europe, as well as in Turkey, Morocco, and other key regions.

Our requirements for you:

• Higher education degree in engineering or business with strong technical orientation.
• Confirmed experience in a similar role, ideally in the automotive sector.
• Strong negotiation and sales skills; proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and persuasion skills; ability to coordinate and animate international, cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in English (German or Spanish is a plus).
• Proficiency in IT tools and SAP.

Interested?

Please send your application to: Nadia.tusar@carpenter.com

Carpenter Engineered Foams

71 Av. de Verdun

77470 Trilport, France