Sales Manager

Division: BENTELER Automotive 
Functional Area: Sales 
Career Level: Professional 
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time 
Weekly Working Hours: 48.00 
Required Languages: Spanish; English 
Requisition ID: 41201 

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Your opportunity

• Support the implementation of customer strategy
• Manage all relevant activities in approved Process "Acquire & Quote"/Process "Develop & Launch" projects to achieve defined targets
• Documents and maintains all projects in BENTELER systems by ensuring high data quality
• Prepare and support project related negotiations with customer
• Ensure successful development of orders during Process "Acquire & Quote"/Process "Develop & Launch" considering customer specific agreements
• Suggest cost optimization to Account Manager/Global Account Director and/or Program Director
• Define boundary conditions and support the (pre-) calculation of prototype- and serial production
• Prepare necessary data for sales planning
• Lead order and acquisition-related customer meetings incl. negotiations
• Expand customer relationship for commodity
• Maintain a strong customer orientation within the company
• Inform respective superiors about customer related affairs in some particular cases
• Promote a respectful work environment and recruit, develop and retain human resources to maintain a qualified, motivated and productive workforce. Lead by example and live up to BENTELER’s mission, values and global leadership principles. Use standard HR tools to provide regular feedback and agree upon tasks and goals with respective employees.

Your personality

• Cost Break Down knowledge
• Automotive Industry experience
• P&L knowledge
• ROVA knowledge
• Business English Language – Excellent Communication Skills
• MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Technical Know-How - knowledge of production/manufacturing processes, materials science and technical drawings
• Negotiation Techniques - Define/articulate own interests; derive targets; knowledge of negotiation techniques, styles and strategies; closing techniques
• Business/Economic Knowledge - General understanding of business operations, calculation of business cases, interpretation of facts and figures, KPIs

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Your new employer

The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with around 23,000 colleagues in nearly 26 countries.

The same is true in our BENTELER Automotive division. This is where intelligent solutions for the automotive world are born—and where we, as a partner, provide answers on central topics like safety, the environment, and efficiency to nearly every major automotive manufacturer. Whether it's the body, the chassis, or the engine, we’re constantly setting new standards with the products, materials, and technologies we develop and produce. Inventiveness that makes sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!