Sales Associate Summary
Sales Associate Job Opening in Detroit, Michigan. A supplier of automotive interior components if currently looking to fill a Sales Associate job in the Detroit area. Our automotive recruiters are seeking energetic and resourceful Sales Professionals in the Detroit area for this job. This job is a great job opportunity with an expanding company. This job offers a competitive compensation package as well as benefits.
Detroit Sales Associate Overview:
The Detroit Sales Associate will work with client at OEM companies to expand business. This job will be well suited for sales professionals with experience working with OEM sourcing. The Detroit Sales Associate will work closely with personnel at multiple levels of OEM organizations.
Detroit Sales Associate Job Opening
- Partner with senior management to determine sales targets.
- The Detroit Sales Associate will shall make sales to meet sales and growth targets for assigned OEMs.
- Develop strategy and recognize opportunities for new sales within the OEM.
- The Detroit Sales associate will educate OEM personnel on different product lines, pricing, technical information, and other details to drive sales.
- Educate OEM personnel on innovative and technical aspects of products rather than simply bargain costing.
- The Detroit Sales Associate understands OEM pricing and tooling in order to better understand client constraints and aspirations.
- Perform market research in order to understand industry trends, common customer needs, and competitors’ offerings.
- Identify key decision makers within OEM customers and develop strong professional relationships with those decision makers.
- Represent that company to clients and provide the best possible impression.
- Investigate new sales opportunities within assigned customers, make product recommendations.
- Relay customer feedback to engineering and other appropriate personnel.
- Serve as a primary point of contact between the customer and the company.
- Maintain a high level of understanding of the market and competitors’ product lines.
Sales Associate (Detroit Area) Job Requirements:
- A four year degree from an accredited college or university.
- Five to ten years of experience in automotive sales.
- Experience working in or with OEM purchasing would be preferred for this job.
- Exceptional organizational skills, able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Familiarity with injection molded products would be beneficial for this job.
- Familiar with Microsoft Windows operating system as well as the Office suite of programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- A high level of motivation, able to exceed expectations with little direction.
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