Senior Sales Specialist

The Person:

• Degree or Diploma in Sales/Purchasing.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years experience in the automotive component manufacturing industry.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years experience in Sales/Purchasing or related work to automotive purchasing.
• Experience in creating reports and approval documents.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint (functional formulas, creating graphs, etc.).

Basic Knowledge of:

• Technical terminology.
• Selling prices (understand customer requirements such as sales price details).
• How to read drawings and parts lists.
• Roles of departments involved in manufacturing and quality in the automotive industry.

The Job:

• Understand customer requests and respond appropriately.
• Lead communication with customers and cooperation and activities with related departments.
• Co-operate with cost planning regarding sales prices to create quotation details, reports, and approval documents.
• Compare and analyse sales prices of import and export of automotive components.
• Create an action plan for issues pointed out by customers as being overpriced.
• Communicate and co-operate with Sales staff.
• Market research and planning of BMC and future sales strategies.

Competencies:

• Good communication skills, both written & verbal.
• Planning, and organising.
• Pay attention to detail.
• Analytical ability.
• Must be a self-starter.
• Quick decision-maker.
• Knowledgeable about talent development.
• Diligent and ambitious.