Automotive Key Account Manager Jobs

Technical Sales Board currently lists 4 open positions for Key Account Manager professionals in Automotive, posted by 4 employers. 25% of these roles are field-based with regular customer visits, 25% are hybrid, 50% on-site and 0% fully remote.

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Key account managers look after a small number of strategic customers – frame contracts, annual price negotiations and an international account team – and grow the share of wallet.

Key account managers develop a small number of large customers – OEMs, groups or international accounts. They negotiate frame agreements, coordinate project teams across plants and countries, defend prices in annual talks and look for the next application inside the account. Employers expect commercial maturity, patience for long decision processes and the standing to speak to purchasing, engineering and management alike.

Automotive and mobility sales means supplying OEMs and tier-1s with components, battery systems, production equipment and test technology – nomination cycles run for years, volumes are huge and technical project management is part of the job.

Automotive sales runs on nominations: a project is won years before start of production and then delivers volume for the life of the vehicle platform. Sales and key account managers lead RFQs, coordinate engineering changes and negotiate annual price reductions with professional purchasing organisations. Experience with OEM or tier-1 processes, quality requirements and the shift to electric drivetrains is what employers pay a premium for.

Few of these ads state a salary. Industrial employers often discuss pay in the first interview – our salary benchmarks show what to expect: More on median, range and source: what a Key Account Manager earns across Europe.

A company car is mentioned in 50% of the ads, variable pay in 25%.

Among the employers with the most open positions are Brose, FEW Automotive Group, Renault Trucks, and Stanley Engineered Fastening. 100% of the ads come from manufacturers, 0% from distributors and trading companies and 0% from service providers.

The languages employers ask for most are English and German. 75% of the positions are aimed at experienced professionals, 0% carry leadership responsibility and 25% are open to career starters. Travel is part of the job: 25% of the roles involve a high share of travel, 0% a moderate one.

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