Responsibilities
- Develop and execute business plans for battery sales through battery specialist, wholesaler, and retail chain channels in close cooperation with cross functional teams.
- Forecast sales, develop strategies/models and evaluate their effectiveness.
- Deep understanding of products and market dynamics to make effective strategies to deliver annual targets and mid-term sales goals.
- Negotiate conditions with customers on program range, prices and promotion to draw optimized results in volume and commercial margin.
- Maintain customers’ loyalty by regular visit offering value proposition such as sales support and problem solving.
- Process internal sales, financial and engineering documents. Responsible for periodic input to the CRM platform related to customer activities, opportunities, and pipeline attainment.
- Provide presentation and sales trainings to distributors and other customers.
- Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 year B2B sales experience, preferable in automotive aftermarket.
- Key account management skills would be beneficial.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Knowledge of and experience in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Basic understanding of import/export processes to facilitate order handling.
- Excellent commercial and proactive attitude, result-driven, analytical, creative, customer oriented, able to work independently and not afraid to take initiative.
- Willing to travel.
Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. We power progress through ever-smarter solutions for virtually every kind of vehicle. With 16,000 employees in over 140 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous ESG focus – advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. Learn more about us at www.clarios.com.
Clarios is the creator behind VARTA vehicle batteries, which are designed to deliver the optimal level of power and longevity for every kind of vehicle. Whether you need batteries for your heavy-duty commercial vehicle, your highly equipped car with Start-Stop, or any kind of electric vehicle – VARTA always offers the right technology for every energy demand.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report.
To All Recruitment Agencies: Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years B2B sales experience
- Experience in automotive aftermarket
- Key account management skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Knowledge and experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Basic understanding of import/export processes
- Commercial, proactive, result-driven and analytical attitude; customer oriented and able to work independently
- Willingness to travel
Clarios Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Clarios and has not been reviewed or approved by Clarios.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, with multiple medical plan options plus dental and vision, and eligibility starting on the first day in the U.S. Coverage is also described as including mental-health resources, virtual care, and fertility treatment options.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is framed as competitive through a 401(k) match structure that is explicitly defined (full match on the first portion of contributions and partial match on the next tier). Vesting expectations are noted as something to confirm, implying the benefit is meaningful but plan specifics can vary.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as clearly defined and fully paid for a set duration, including distinctions by delivery type. Family-oriented elements also include adoption-related benefits and dependent eligibility framed as inclusive.
Clarios Insights
What We Do
Clarios creates the most advanced battery technologies for virtually every type of vehicle. We are a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions, powering one in three of the world’s vehicles. We produce more than 150 million batteries – one-third of the industry’s output – every year, and we continue to build and expand our capacity to meet our customer’s future demand.
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