Yanfeng US Automotive Interior Systems I LLC
Senior Account Manager (Project Management) Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) is the global leader in automotive interiors. YFAI is redefining how people relax, work and play in their vehicle interiors today and decades from now. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company has 114 manufacturing plants and technical centers in 20 countries and more than 33,000 employees globally. They design, develop and manufacture interior components for all automakers. Established in 2015, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors is a joint venture between Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Huayu Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. (HASCO), the component group of SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SAIC Motor), and Adient, the global leader in automotive seating. For more information, please visit www.YFAI.com.
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 financial management or project management in a manufacturing environment, preferable Automotive.
Proven leadership skills.
Negotiation (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).
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Senior Account Manager (Project Management) Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) is the global leader in automotive interiors. YFAI is redefining how people relax, work and play in their vehicle interiors today and decades from now. Headquartered in Shanghai, the company has 114 manufacturing plants and technical centers in 20 countries and more than 33,000 employees globally. They design, develop and manufacture interior components for all automakers. Established in 2015, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors is a joint venture between Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Huayu Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. (HASCO), the component group of SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SAIC Motor), and Adient, the global leader in automotive seating. For more information, please visit www.YFAI.com.
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 financial management or project management in a manufacturing environment, preferable Automotive.
Proven leadership skills.
Negotiation (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).
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