Job summary
Job post source
This job is directly from Autoliv
Job overview
The Account Manager at Autoliv leads strategies and activities to grow sales and profitability within the Business Unit, impacting business growth and customer relationships.
Responsibilities and impact
The role involves developing and visualizing business strategies, supporting customer initiatives, coordinating company-wide activities to meet customer goals, managing budgets, tracking project execution, and ensuring alignment with cost and quality targets.
Compensation and benefits
The position offers an attractive compensation package, recognition awards, company and family events, university discounts, and promotes gender pay equality.
Experience and skills
Requires 10+ years in automotive business development, sales, or account management, JOEM experience, knowledge of safety products is a plus, proficiency in Japanese and/or Spanish is beneficial, and flexibility to work across multiple time zones with 60% onsite availability.
Work environment and culture
Autoliv values diversity and inclusion, promotes gender pay equality, and supports a respectful work environment without discrimination based on protected characteristics.
Company information
Autoliv is a company committed to equal opportunity employment and operates with a strong focus on safety products and automotive business development.
Job location and travel
The job requires working onsite 60% of the time and involves coordination across EST, CST, and Asia time zones.
Unique job features
The role includes working with Japanese business philosophies and practices such as monozukuri and genchi-genbutsu, and involves engagement in global automotive initiatives and cost management strategies.
Company overview
Autoliv is a global leader in automotive safety systems, specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of airbags, seatbelts, and steering wheels. The company generates revenue by supplying these critical safety components to major automobile manufacturers worldwide. Founded in 1953, Autoliv has a rich history of innovation and commitment to safety, including pioneering the first seatbelt in 1956. With a strong focus on research and development, Autoliv continues to advance automotive safety technologies, ensuring they remain at the forefront of the industry.
How to land this job
Position your resume to highlight your extensive experience in automotive business development, sales, or account management, emphasizing your ability to develop and lead strategies that grow sales and profitability within business units.
Highlight your knowledge of Japanese business philosophies like monozukuri, genchi-genbutsu, and RR-CI, as well as any experience working across multiple time zones or with JOEM customers, which are key aspects of this role.
Apply through multiple channels including Autoliv’s corporate careers site and LinkedIn to maximize your application visibility and follow up on your submissions.
Connect with current Account Managers or business unit leaders at Autoliv on LinkedIn, using ice breakers such as commenting on recent Autoliv initiatives like VAVE or Monozukuri, or asking about their experience managing cross-functional teams and customer engagement.
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