Now Hiring - Piston Automotive LLC - Account Manager in Redford, MI

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Overview: Overview 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. Qualifications: * 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 DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCE: Experience selling to automotive OEMs and assembly or sequencing experience are both benefits and highly preferred * Sales experience selling to Ford strongly preferred. Selling to other OEMs GM, Honda, Toyota, Stellantis, etc. will also be considered.*