What can you expect?
Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 29 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual foam, trim and metal components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, visit www.adient.com
What will your responsibilities be?
Set up quotations in cooperation with Engineering, Costing, Purchasing and Operations as well as order Negotiations
Managing teams during acquisition phases
Implement modification costs/ cost proceeding in current projects and realization in the plants
Follow up on costs and offers
Provision and updating of information for Customer organization, Purchasing strategies, Technical development
Develop and take care of business contacts to all customer departments
Active communication regarding potential improvements / innovations regarding products and processes (towards customer; internal)
Build and manage customer relationships, while communicating with other CG/PG accountants to provide consistency to the customer
Act as primary customer contact, provide and update information on customer organization, purchasing strategies, technical development and customer contacts
Support customer relationship strategies within assigned projects
Execute strategy for long term customer satisfaction, market share, retained sales and overall sustained growth
Observe and analyze customer demands and market development (chances and risks) in order to cluster possible programs to optimize the positioning of Adient products in the market
Collect and analyze information / data regarding customer satisfaction as well as support and follow up of improvement measures
Develop strong customer and peer relationships that deliver value to the company and provide increased confidence/desire to work with Adient
Aftermarket business to develop further market research for new opportunities
Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?
MS Excel Advanced level
5 years minimum experience in an OEM customer facing position as an advantage with Mercedes-Benz
Commercial/ technical knowledge / Experience with metal parts is an advantage
Understanding of production/ quality processes within Automotive Industry
Knowledge of Sales and Marketing desirable
Fluent English skills, both spoken and written
Fluent German skills, what is the customer mother tongue, both spoken and written
Ability to communicate and implement customer specific strategies
Ability to proactively interpret emerging customer needs and communicate competitive positioning and product gaps to the organization
Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.
We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michaela Cochard on +421 2 5727 1993.
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Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.
