JOB TITLE:Deputy Sales Account Manager

JOB GRADE:Management

LOCATION:SEWS-E Milton Keynes, UK

REPORTING TO: Sales & Engineering Manager

MAIN PURPOSE OF POSITION:

• Support the Sales Account Manager in building cross-functional relationships to meet and exceed Nissan Europe expectations and secure new business.

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MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage customer requests, including cost breakdowns, price tracking, design/model changes, and technical (VA/VE) quotations.
• Take responsibility for customer sales activities, including preparing technically and commercially coherent quotations, setting pricing, and acting as the interface with plant(s) on customer-related matters such as quality requirements, productivity improvements, supply issues, and other customer expectations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customer influencers to maximize emerging opportunities and serve as the primary liaison/contact for customer purchasing stakeholders.
• Coordinate communication via Sumitomo Japan with Nissan Japan and Nissan Europe to ensure requirements are understood and cascaded across SEI (Sumitomo Japan) and SEWS-E.
• Lead a small team handling external and internal sales queries and requests.
• Ensure all tracking are up to date
• Participate to the project and commercial reviews
• Participates to the update of the sales database maintained by the commercial co-ordinator

ANY SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

• Maintain a high degree of flexibility to travel within the UK and overseas to support meetings, reviews, and activities at SEWS-E and customer sites as required.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Automotive experience (preferably Nissan) desirable but not essential.
• Basic knowledge of wiring harnesses and pricing measures desirable but not essential.
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, SUMIFS, etc.)
• Effective communicator at all levels with significant customer liaison/contact.
• Proven ability to analyse complex data and perform effective root-cause analysis.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Full valid UK driving licence.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE:

“KEY” COMPETENCIES

• Safe and ethical Working
• Customer and commercial Focus
• Analytical thinking
• Initiative & proactiveness
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Attention to detail

“JOB RELATED” COMPETENCIES:

• Communication
• Problem solving and decision making
• Commercial awareness
• Data analysis & reporting
• Account management
• Teamwork & collaboration
• People management
• Flexibility

To apply for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability for the role to Kerry Alcock in the HR Department at [email protected].