Sales Director - Nuernberg, Deutschland - Leggett & Platt

Leggett & Platt

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Nuernberg, Deutschland

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for an Sales Director - Europe within our Sales team to help support our Automotive business.

Did you know we are the world's leading designer and manufacturer of seating support and comfort systems for transportation manufacturers, as well as tier one and two suppliers within the automotive industry? Our automotive products fall into four primary groups:
Seating and Lumbar support, Wireless Charging, Motors and Actuators, and Mechanical Cables.

If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

In this role, you will report to the the VP - Sales, LP Automotive and be responsible for leading the European Sales organization in strengthening existing customer relationships as well as cultivating new partnerships in order to grow the business.

You will have the opportunity to develop and execute your strategic plan for the team to meet the overall goals for the Automotive Group.

So, what will you be doing as the Sales Director - Europe?

Identify business opportunities and customers to drive the organizations sales growth for the EU market for all automotive product groups
Develop and maintain relationships with existing and establishing new key customers
Generate a 5year forecast and ensure an accurate demand planning
Ensure growth of strategic product groups, generating new business opportunities, managing the sales team to ensure a timely and competitive quoting
Aligning business strategy to ensure profitable and competitive business awards
Communicate efficient, balancing commercial and engineering interest

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

Master's degree in Engineering or Business, or equivalent
10 years experience in Automotive Industry, showing a track record proving significant program acquisitions
Ability to promote new products with today's customers as well as existing products with new customers, anticipating market trends, providing early input to the L&P Engineering Team on the new developments to focus on in order to get ahead of the competitors
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
International mindset, to ensure the best communication with NA customers having a global footprint and with the L&P global team

What to Do Next

Our Values
Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth good or bad.
Do Great Work Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all.

Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more.

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