Account Manager (f/m/d)

Join Yazaki. Connect to the future.

Country: Portugal (PT) or Germany
City: Ovar, Köln
Worksite / Location: Ovar Plant, Germany (Cologne, Stuttgart or Munich)

Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Account Manager (f/m/d) in our plant in Ovar, Portugal or our locations in Germany (Cologne, Stuttgart, Munich).

Your Responsibilities:

• Coordination of all technical activities for our key customers for Wiring Harness, components and Electronics for Non-Automotive Market; and Wiring Harness for Automotive Tiers
• Developing current/new customer relationships to earn respect and confidence via reliable customer support. Full responsibility for technical exchanges and specification releases permitting achieve customer expectations and target
• Garantees the development of W/H, Components and ES in line with project & customer milestones and specifications through contribution of technical expertise and coordination of the component development & qualification activities running in the different involved entities (YZK internal, supplier, customer)
• Interface with internal and customer development engineers and project managers to define the project schedule for drawings, specifications, technical manuals and other documents. Translate verified customer specifications into Yazaki product development documentation
• Evaluate existing solutions with development engineering and define the optimum solution for a product proposal to the customer
• Define together with Customer and Product Engineering the required product validation process for customer acceptance
• Supports the program and project managers in critical communication to the customers and suppliers
• Supports new business related activities and focuses on a long term customer satisfaction understanding their needs and expectations.
• Collect customer and market potential about the required customer application and aligned with the correct contacts within the organization
• Analyze fundamental technical trends in the market segment including competitor’s developments
• Support business plan input
• Market assessment and marketing plan input
• Promote Yazaki technology to customers

Your Profile:

• Degree in Engineering
• Proficiency in English, written and spoken
• Professional experience in W/H
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Leadership skills
• Proficient user in Microsoft Office
• Proficient user in Microsoft Project
• Willingness to travel
• Good German skills would be an advantage

At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.

We are looking forward to receiving your application and to get to know you. Please apply by clicking the 'Apply Now' button. We wish you all the success in your application!

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