Account Manager

## Join Dauch Corporation as an Account Manager We are looking for an experienced Account Manager to win new business and maintain strong customer relationships while studying customer and product strategies. In this role, you will win new customers and projects aligned with our five-year strategy plan and capacity & capability. You'll visit customers regularly to build and maintain relationships under the GKN code, understanding their requirements and bringing that insight to our internal teams. You will analyze product group marketing situations, develop customer and project strategies, and coordinate with global key account managers to ensure alignment. Working closely with our Product Engineering team, you'll get cost estimates for new projects, participate in process analysis and cost evaluation, and communicate technical proposals and commercial solutions to customers. Your responsibilities include maintaining the e - RFQ system properly and timely, reporting as required by your supervisor, and negotiating customer master contracts based on company guidelines in coordination with global key accounts. You'll negotiate commercial issues such as price, tooling cost, payment terms, delivery terms, and material surcharge, securing final agreements that adhere to GKN policy. You'll also be involved in project development management, providing necessary information during development and mass production stages—including milestones, volume, risks, and any special customer requirements. Coaching colleagues like sales engineers and sales assistants is part of the role, and you'll support customer service on delivery, invoices, and payments, as well as coordinate on customer complaints. Occasionally, you'll organize customer innovation days with support from a marketing specialist and attend marketing events when necessary. Regularly logging onto customer websites to gather related information is expected, and you'll investigate and analyze customer satisfaction through score cards, questionnaires, and objective evaluations. ### What We're Looking For - A good communicator and coordinator, with strong spoken English and excellent reading and writing English skills. - Fluency in using MS Office. - Comfort with regular travel and the ability to work under pressure. - More than 5 years of sales working experience in the automotive industry. - University-level education, majoring in Mechanical Engineering or a related field. ### About Dauch Corporation Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit, MI, our operations span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries—GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy—Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit to learn more. --- _This job was found on [bandana.com](