Put yourself in the driver’s seat; imagine where a career here could take you.
Mitchell Plastics is an award-winning and growing company. Our key strength is that we offer our world-wide automotive customers a single-source alternative for all of their interior automotive plastic part needs. We have over 2,800 innovative team members, across 7 manufacturing locations throughout North America, who are dedicated to ensuring our position as a global top-tier automotive interior supplier. As an employer, we offer an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our growing "Best in Class" team. We believe that our team members make us great, and we offer ongoing opportunities for advancement. Our talented team is continually expanding and we are always on the lookout for driven individuals to become a valued part of our success.
Come join our Team, and learn first-hand how you can contribute to our “Innovation Inside”!
Mitchell Plastics provides...
- Competitive compensation
- Development and training plans
- Bonus eligibility
- RRSP matching
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision plans, life and LTD
- Paid time off and paid holidays
The Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Sales Team in our Kitchener, Ontario Corporate Office location. The Account / Sales Manager will provide inside sales and customer support, assist with quotations and commercial activities, and work closely with the sales, program management, engineering, and plant teams to support customer requirements and business growth.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide inside sales and customer support to assigned customers and sales/program teams.
- Review RFQs, CAD, drawings, and specifications and prepare accurate quotations.
- Coordinate engineering change quotes and other commercial requests.
- Support customer requests, including parts, shipments, packaging, and information.
- Track purchase orders, deliveries, and customer requirements.
- Identify and report future programs and business opportunities.
- Support recovery of commercial costs, including tooling, engineering changes, packaging, and cancellation claims.
- Support R&D and new product development by evaluating benchmark parts and customer needs.
- Communicate key customer requirements and updates to internal teams.
- Maintain accurate customer documentation and records.
- Monitor customer changes and initiatives and communicate relevant updates internally.
- Manage customer quality scorecards and work with Plant and Quality teams to address performance issues
Qualifications and Skills
- Engineering or Business degree from an accredited university or college.
- Two or more years of experience in sales and/or engineering, preferably in an automotive or manufacturing environment.
- Ability to review and interpret technical documentation, including part drawings or CAD data and identify relevant part information.
- Proven high-level skills in negotiation, consultation, and facilitation, with the ability to effectively navigate a complex stakeholder environment.
- Proactive and innovative, with a strong sense of ownership and perseverance to overcome challenges.
- Strong computer, communication (oral and written), organizational and time-management skills.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related applications.
Job Details:
Wage: $90,000 – $110,000 annually
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Location 60 Washburn Drive, Kitchener, Ontario (on-site)
Hours of Work: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday to Friday
Job Vacancy: This posting is to fill a current vacancy
Skills Required
- Engineering or Business degree from an accredited university or college
- Two or more years of experience in sales and/or engineering
- Automotive or manufacturing experience
- Ability to review and interpret technical documentation, including part drawings or CAD data
- High-level negotiation, consultation, and facilitation skills
- Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments
- Proactive, innovative, accountable, and persistent approach
- Strong computer, oral and written communication, organizational, and time-management skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
What We Do
Mitchell Plastics is a tier-one automotive supplier specializing in interior mechanisms, decorative components, and plastic parts. The company provides full-service concept, design, development, testing, and validation, supported by injection molding, automated and robotic assembly, sequencing, traceability, and decorative technologies. It serves automotive OEM supply chains across multiple facilities in Canada, the United States, and Mexico and manufactures components to customer specifications.
