The Account Manager is responsible for directing and coordinating activities of the department in a manufacturing organization concerned with providing customers technical services in conjunction with marketing activities. Serves as the commercial liaison with customers, directly interfacing with customer engineering and purchasing activities
Piston Automotive wasn’t just founded to make things. It was founded to make things better. And that begins with building better teams solely dedicated to achieving excellence at every level of execution through a combination of experience, expertise, and a deep seeded passion for what we do. Our assemblies consistently set the standard because our people consistently raise the bar.
Why Piston Automotive?
Competitive Wages, Paid Holidays & Vacation, Medical & Rx Plans, Dental & Vision Plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Life & Disability Coverage, 401K with Company Match, Tuition Reimbursement , Vehicle and Product Discounts
Responsibilities
- Support development of new business quotes and final submissions to customers working with the business development team and other functional areas.
- Lead development of all program-specific engineering change quotes.
- Manage and track assembly value add and BOM costs; resolve any open commercial pricing issues and ensure program profitability.
- Resolve all non-pricing commercial issues with the customer (special cause cost recovery) working closely with finance, production, materials, and quality - internally.
- Track all program-specific tooling/lump-sum invoices.
- Support marketing and sales activities including the development of new quote opportunities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Account management experience with a tier 1 or tier 2 automotive supplier required
- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Business or a related field preferred
- Experience developing price quotes and managing Request For Quotes (RFQ) with automotive OEMs - prefer experience with Ford Automotive.
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint (at an advanced skill level) required
- Experience selling to automotive OEMs and assembly or sequencing experience are both benefits and highly preferred
About the company
Company website•Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
We come from nearly two decades of experience, excellence, and uncompromised dedication to building value, relationships and a track record of proven success.
And it all begins with our founder Vinnie Johnson. Since 1995, Piston Automotive has evolved from a small-corrugated pallet manufacturer into one of America’s leading Value Added Assembly companies. Today we tackle some of the automotive industry’s most complex, challenging projects, including advanced electric and hybrid vehicle battery systems.
And while we are proud of our history, we have never lived in the past. Our eye is constantly on the future. That is why we’re still growing, still building, and still working hard every day to be better than the day before.