Automotive Lighting Sales Director
Apply NowCompany: Hella
Location: Northville, MI 48168
Description:
Automotive Lighting Sales Director
Location Northville, USA
FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the world's seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions. With around 37,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of 8.1 billion on a preliminary basis in the fiscal year 2023.
YOUR TASKS
FORVIA - HELLA Corporate Center USA is seeking a dynamic andexperienced Sales Director. The focus of this role will be to foster a teamoriented sales environment. This opportunity will play a pivotal role in thedevelopment and growth of Forvia Hella's world class lighting products.
About Us
FORVIA -HELLA is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operatingunder the umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this factual group, HELLA stands forhigh-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the sametime, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spareparts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purposevehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated sales of 4.4billion in the seven-month short fiscal year 2022.
DailyResponsibilities
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
Why Forvia Hella?
Please feelfree to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. ForviaHella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all ouremployees.
Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.
FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req14495.
HELLA Corporate Center USA, Inc.
Eric Spence
Phone:
Location Northville, USA
FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the world's seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions. With around 37,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of 8.1 billion on a preliminary basis in the fiscal year 2023.
YOUR TASKS
FORVIA - HELLA Corporate Center USA is seeking a dynamic andexperienced Sales Director. The focus of this role will be to foster a teamoriented sales environment. This opportunity will play a pivotal role in thedevelopment and growth of Forvia Hella's world class lighting products.
About Us
FORVIA -HELLA is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operatingunder the umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this factual group, HELLA stands forhigh-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the sametime, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spareparts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purposevehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated sales of 4.4billion in the seven-month short fiscal year 2022.
DailyResponsibilities
- Inspire and motivate a dedicated customer group within automotive lighting business line
- Lead and mentor department account managers
- Act as the central contact for the customer, steering all activities related to the customer projects from pre-development, acquisition, series development, and production until EOP (one face to the customer).
- Establish sustainable business relationships to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate to define overall customer strategies. Actively drive acquisitions, define the technical content, and commercial framework in order to achieve the customer targets (technical and commercial).
- Prepare and conduct commercial negotiations to ensure the necessary profitability of our business.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
- 5+ years of sales experience on similar position in automotive industry
- 2+ years experience leading sales teams
- Open-minded personality, easy to approach and able to motivate and inspire others
- Strong interest in selling highly innovative and complex products
- Willing to go the extra-mile and to tackle complex challenges
Why Forvia Hella?
- Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
- Industry leading health benefits program
- Lucrative PTO policy
- Competitive 401K matching
- Extensive career and training opportunities
- Annual Bonuses
- On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
- Team and company wide events
- And much more!
Please feelfree to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. ForviaHella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all ouremployees.
Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.
FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req14495.
HELLA Corporate Center USA, Inc.
Eric Spence
Phone: