Key Account Manager

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• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute sales plans to expand Freudenberg’s market presence in Turkey.

• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key accounts and decision-makers across diverse backgrounds.

• Customer Accountability: Manage customer relationships independently, escalating issues when necessary while ensuring accountability for outcomes.

• Technical Expertise: Communicate technical product information effectively and apply problem-solving skills to overcome challenges.

• Negotiation & Value Selling: Utilize negotiation and value-selling techniques to drive profitability and achieve ambitious targets.

• Reporting & Analysis: Prepare monthly reports, sales forecasts, and market analyses for management.

• Commercial Leadership: Lead commercial and technical activities within assigned accounts, including new customer acquisition and pricing strategy.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.

• Experience: Minimum 5 years of sales experience within the automotive industry.

• Track Record: Proven ability to drive growth and achieve targets.

• Skills: Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Mobility: Ability to travel to FST production sites and customer locations as required.

• Languages: Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.

• Mindset: Self-motivated, proactive, and highly organized with attention to detail.

Communication & Collaboration: Communicates clearly and concisely, while engaging proactively with colleagues at all levels of the organization.
Value for Customers: Anticipates, understands and meets internal/external customers’ needs and expectations. Develops solutions based on a customer centric approach.
Innovation: Drives and supports innovative ideas, while taking informed risks to seek and develop new or improved solutions.
Drive & Execution: Proactively identifies what needs to be done and takes action. Explores new ways and pursues new opportunities. 

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.