SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER – AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS

SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER – AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS

Location Paris, France

FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the world's seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions. With around 37,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of € 8.0 billion on a preliminary basis in the fiscal year 2025.

FORVIA HELLA is seeking its next Sales Account Manager to join our team. The primary function of this role is to take ownership of global sales for our OEM partners for our Electronics Division. This individual will be joining a newly established and growing team that is helping to move the electric vehicle market forward.

YOUR TASKS

Manage and develop relationships with our local OEMs for all electronics product sales, you are the central contact person for the customer to realize best possible customer care and satisfaction.

From Sales side, you will oversee selected technical projects / products from acquisition, change management during the development phase as well as ongoing series supply up till the end of series production.

You work out the price framework for quotations in consultation and the acquisition core-team and conduct the commercial and technical negotiations with the customer during the RFQ phase.

Prospect for new business opportunities by building relationships within our OEM partner

You analyze the customer requirements and strategies, continuously inform the essential departments internally and control the decision-making processes in a target-oriented manner.

Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve collaborative sales results.

Manage customer requirements, pricing, and quotations

Your Qualifications

Engineering degree (electrical, mechanical or industrial engineering) or equivalent degree in Business

8+ years of professional experience in a comparable position, ideally in the automotive industry

Professional proficiency in both French and English is required.

Automotive Electronics experience is required

Willingness to travel (Mostly European)

You are outgoing and communicative as well as assertive and build up strong & trustful networks and relationships

Strong organizational and analytics skills and the ability to accomplish assigned tasks within established and changing deadlines.

Experience working with Microsoft Office especially in Excel and PowerPoint. Salesforce experience preferred.

WHAT WE OFFER

Extensive career and further training opportunities

Hybrid working

Company restaurants, employee benefits

Please feel free to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. FORVIA HELLA is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all of our employees.

FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

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