Sales and Commercial Manager / Assistant Manager | Chinese OEM

  • Full-time
  • Legal Entity: Robert Bosch Automotive Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Company Description

The Bosch group is a global player in the technology and service sector: we achieve annual sales of around 78 billion euros – with a total of over 402,000 associates worldwide. Where we are active: in the four business sectors Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods and Energy and Building Technology. How we operate: with around 440 subsidiaries and regional companies in approximately 60 countries. What drives us: developing solutions for connected living to improve the quality of life for people all over the world – with innovative and exciting products and services. What you can expect from Bosch: the opportunity to be part of something big, and together with us to actively shape the future. As part of a team that sets new trends with meaningful products.

ROBERT BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

Job Description

CHINESE OEM Sales: Leading new acquisitions and commercial topics for all customer projects. Driving success with customer account.

Acquisition part: Responsible for / leading acquisitions within the cross functional customer team.

  • Define the acquisition strategy for specific OEM sourcing.
  • Lead the cross functional acquisition team.
  • Lead acquisition specific pre-selling activities aligned with customer team, Global Customer Team Leader /Regional Customer Team Leader and Customer Chief Engineer (Technical Manager) in particular.
  • Select, define & apply acquisition tools (battle plan e.g. job stopper, war gaming, specific acquisition man-mapping), aligned with Global Customer Team Leader /Regional Customer Team Leader.
  • Identify acquisition specific customer trends and requirements, market activities and competitor information in collaboration with | Executive Sales Original Equipment.
  • Initiate Sales Price analysis for respective product/component.
  • Lead sales process from initial contact until nomination letter.
  • Define, align and implement pricing strategies.
  • Check quotation specific terms and conditions (e.g. customizing sales business frames)
  • Manage acquisition negotiations and closure within released "bottom line" (product price, application costs, tooling, logistics, samples etc.)
  • Prepare and release customer quotation letter, compliant with Sales Business Frames standards
  • Assure involvement and prepare proper project handover with Customer Project Manager and Commercial Manager, incl. necessary documentation.
  • Prepare lessons learned after each acquisition, incl. won/lost analysis.
  • Enter generic customer requirements into Customer Requirement Specification Tool and ensure completion of requirements evaluation.
  • Ensure and provide best practice exchange with other accounts.

Commercial part: Responsible for the commercial aspects of a product/component within the cross functional customer team.

  • Define acquisition & pricing strategy for specific.
  • Lead the cross functional acquisition team.
  • Lead acquisition specific pre-selling activities alight with customer team.
  • Check quotation specific term and conditions. (e.g customizing sales business frames).
  • Manage acquisition negotiations and closure withing released “bottom line” (product price, application costs, tooling, logistics, samples etc.)
  • Prepare and release customer quotation letter, complaint with Bosch standard.
  • Assure involvement and prepare proper project handover with Customer Project Manager and Commercial Manager, incl, documentation.
  • Prepare lessons learned after each acquisition, incl. won/lost analysis.
  • Identify acquisition specific customer trends and requirement, market activities and competitor information.
  • Customer price checking for 4-eye-principle (into Global Price Master: Pricing Workflow): Responsible in ramp-up/series phase

Qualifications

  • Bachelor, Major in engineering area, prefer in  Automotive related major;
  • CHINESE working culture experience within Sales related function.
  • Excellence in Speaking, Writing and Reading CHINESE and English Language.
  • Good knowledge of automotive industry.
  • Good sales basic skill, incl. communication, negotiation, presentation, marketing, etc;
  • Good sense of customer orientation and services to others;
  • Be willing of traveling frequent and working under high pressure;
  • Oversea study&work experience is plus;
  • Familiar with target customer process& man-mapping is plus;
  • Global sales experience is a plus;
  • Familiar with automotive products development process like APQP and PPAP and quality standards like QS9000, TS16949.

Special Skills:

  • At least 5 - year experience in Sales Price and Marketing , thereof 3 years sales experience in automotive industry.
  • At least 3 - year work experience in international company.
  • Negotiation and Communication skill, Presentation skill.
  • Be familiar with Microsoft office: PPT, EXCEL, OUTLOOK

 

Additional Information

5 working days, housing allowance, health & life insurance, uniform, provident fund and home loan with Government Housing Bank.

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