Essential Functions of Job

• Assist on price management utilizing the Excel bump chart, customer portal and YF ERP system
• Manage price updates in SAP system
• Enter data in customer portal (quote price breakdown, change notices)
• Update short notice downtime claims in tracking template
• Track/audit supplementary contract details (capacity, packaging, lead time, etc.).
• Assist with annual long term price adjustments and annual sales tracking and templates
• Quarterly price updates for material economics (Steel, Resin, Copper, etc)
• Run macro for quarterly pricing audits
• Timely and accurate directed pricing updates (supplier cost/customer price)
• Assist with tool tag photo collection and customer verification
• Customer price breakdown updates and maintenance
• Annual tool audit support (locate tools, provide photos, research in customer system)
• Support service part quote requests
• Engineering recovery tracking
• Data gathering for inflationary or commercial claims
• Consistently have a proactive approach to problem resolution, perform analysis and communicate simplified message to audience.
• Supporting the other members in the account management team to be able to perform analyses when the workload dictates it and to be able to act as a backup when necessary.
• Support key projects and initiatives deemed critical to the success of the commercial team for Seating business operations as directed by the Commercial Sales Director and General Manager

Additional Responsibilities:

Consults with:

• Program Controller / costing engineer (PC)
• Commercial Team (Sales Director and account management team)
• Plant Controller

Other Finance Professionals

Required Education Level:

Bachelor's Level Degree

Area of Study: Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Accounting or relevant finance degree or equivalent

Required Qualifications

• 7 minimum years of experience within the automotive industry
• Minimum 5 years of sales related experience at automotive suppliers, preferably with a global company
• Experience in account management.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants.

Preferred Qualifications

• Having EU customer e.g. VW or BMW sales experience is preferred.
• Having seat related product sales experience is preferred.
• Proficient with multiple computer applications and ERP systems
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint and PowerPoint)
  • SAP and/or QAD
• Ability to communicate succinctly technical information to nontechnical audience.
• Ability to manipulate large amounts of data efficiently; create meaningful charts as needed to highlight issues, progress, priorities.
• High aptitude for problem solving in order to resolve business, financial, customer, and organizational issues.
• Proven interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Must possess highly effective analytical skills in areas of critical thinking, and communication.
• Preferably with VW working experience, understand VW processes and primary portal users.

Language Required and Preferred

English (required) and Japanese (a plus)