Senior Account Finance Manager
Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co. Ltd., Novi, Michigan, United States, 48377
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Senior Account Finance Manager
United States - MI - Novi
Job Description Responsibilities
Develop critical relationships with the customer at a mid-management level.
Handle first level escalation of all customers facing escalated commercial issues.
Work with the account team to develop consistent pricing strategies for quoting new business.
Develop strategies and lead the account team to achieve the business unit's commercial roadmap.
Lead and support both the implementation of long-term price agreements.
Work with the operations team to ensure customer driven issues are claimed back to the customer.
Work with Account Management team to drive for commercial issue resolution.
Actively manage the Targeted business list, profit plan and 5-year plan inputs as required.
Work with account team to manage account receivable issue resolution.
Negotiate and quote engineering changes.
Oversee account team in price management. Ensure bump charts and pricing are managed timely and accurately.
Support cost reduction initiatives and reporting to the customer.
Support CBU General Manager/Sales Director and special projects and program initiatives.
Work with others to maintain some Account Management workload while helping to lead, directly or indirectly, the account management team.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Level Degree in Finance; a technical education, such as engineering, or program management will also be considered.
8+ years’ experience related to account financial management in a manufacturing environment, preferably automotive.
Proven leadership skills.
Negotiation skills (information gathering, analysis, strategies, tactics).
Established experience/understanding of financial product cost (labor, burden, material, SG&A, profit).
Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:
International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply, and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply, and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
Product Safety: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
Compliance: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related IT/ Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and/or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers, and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, cooperate office, or remote).
Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier, focusing on interior, exterior, seating, cockpit electronics, and passive safety, and is exploring new business actively. Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 67,000 employees worldwide. The technical team of 4,200 experts is in ten R&D centers and other regional offices, with complete capabilities including engineering and software development, styling, and test validation. Focusing on Smart Cabin and lightweight technology, Yanfeng supports automakers to explore future mobility and provide leading cabin solutions.
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Senior Account Finance Manager
United States - MI - Novi
Job Description Responsibilities
Develop critical relationships with the customer at a mid-management level.
Handle first level escalation of all customers facing escalated commercial issues.
Work with the account team to develop consistent pricing strategies for quoting new business.
Develop strategies and lead the account team to achieve the business unit's commercial roadmap.
Lead and support both the implementation of long-term price agreements.
Work with the operations team to ensure customer driven issues are claimed back to the customer.
Work with Account Management team to drive for commercial issue resolution.
Actively manage the Targeted business list, profit plan and 5-year plan inputs as required.
Work with account team to manage account receivable issue resolution.
Negotiate and quote engineering changes.
Oversee account team in price management. Ensure bump charts and pricing are managed timely and accurately.
Support cost reduction initiatives and reporting to the customer.
Support CBU General Manager/Sales Director and special projects and program initiatives.
Work with others to maintain some Account Management workload while helping to lead, directly or indirectly, the account management team.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Level Degree in Finance; a technical education, such as engineering, or program management will also be considered.
8+ years’ experience related to account financial management in a manufacturing environment, preferably automotive.
Proven leadership skills.
Negotiation skills (information gathering, analysis, strategies, tactics).
Established experience/understanding of financial product cost (labor, burden, material, SG&A, profit).
Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:
International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply, and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply, and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
Product Safety: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
Compliance: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related IT/ Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and/or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers, and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, cooperate office, or remote).
Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier, focusing on interior, exterior, seating, cockpit electronics, and passive safety, and is exploring new business actively. Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 67,000 employees worldwide. The technical team of 4,200 experts is in ten R&D centers and other regional offices, with complete capabilities including engineering and software development, styling, and test validation. Focusing on Smart Cabin and lightweight technology, Yanfeng supports automakers to explore future mobility and provide leading cabin solutions.
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