Key Account Executive

Join our growing client at their 50-acre state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that is part of the multi-billion dollar TVS Group; one of the largest automotive and automotive components manufacturing and distribution groups in India.

This company is a leading supplier of aluminum cast products to global automotive equipment manufacturers. Their Ridgeville, SC facility manufactures aluminum high-pressure, die-cast products and permanent mold gravity cast parts.

Major Duties and Responsibilities
•Assisting the key account manager in customer relationship management
•Assisting in achievement of daily production, sales and dispatch plan
•Supporting in managing receivables/collections
•Escalating the customer issues to other cross functional team members and ensuring timely closure
•Preparing daily requirement plan and communicate to factory
•Reporting daily customer production, sales and delivery adherence
•Tracking and reporting any abnormalities
•Updating pipeline (ramp-up and ramp-down)
•Preparing delivery details of shipment for discussion with logistics team
•Establish contact with customer touch points and build rapport
•Visiting, as necessary, to customer stores, Quality, Purchase
•Maintaining Price for parts in SAP
•Following up for collection of payments
•Manage daily schedule adherence
•Promptly respond to customers
•SAP reconciliation

Minimum Qualifications
•Bachelor’s degree (Preferred)
•3+ years of experience in auto / auto component product companies in sales / marketing function
•Previous experience with and working knowledge of customer sales, customer market share, creating and retaining high customer satisfaction, creating new business, RFQ lead time, and new product plan adherence
•Greenbelt problem solving
•TS 16949 awareness
•Strong communication and interpersonal skills
•Knowledge of manufacturing processes
•Negotiation skills and sales planning
•Product awareness and commercial acumen
•Knowledge of export regulations and procedures
•High customer focus
•Strong attention to details
•Excellent interpersonal skills
•Ability to work in a team environment
•Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen, physical and background check