Account Executive Detroit

Detroit, MI

Sales Account Executive

 Travel Required: 10-30%: 

POSITION SUMMARY

A true Word Class Manufacturer of Electronic Components is seeking an experienced sales representative to work with their automotive customer’s. Responsibilities include maintaining account base, developing new business with existing customers, increasing sales by developing new accounts, providing market/technology trends to Company factories, and managing sales strategy and expenses.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Essential Functions:

• Provide technical information to customers.
• Prepare customer proposals other than sales tools.
• Work with customer engineering staff to address product quality issues.
• Entertain customers in order to maintain/enhance client relationships.
• Plan and/or implement sales strategies.
• Prepare for participation in internal meetings. Attend staff, department, or unit committee meetings.
• Respond to inquiries from Company and customer personnel regarding pricing issues.
•  Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Ability to complete tasks or continue in a course of action in spite of opposition or discouragement.
• Ability to influence others to change position or to adopt a specific point of view.
• Ability to effectively present information publicly.
• Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.

 The Qualified candidate posses two plus years of selling an engineered product to the industrial or automotive market. This is a position that will work with many different customers and will require the ability to drive the business and work across a global market place.

 Education:

Associate’s Degree (2 year college or technical school

Two to four years related experience