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At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.
About the position:
We offer exciting and challenging development prospects for our Sales Office in Sindelfingen and are looking for an experienced Sales Account Manager. You will be responsible for managing assigned commercial accounts (i.e., Mercedes-Benz), building and maintaining long-term customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and communicating with the customer and internal functions to increase market share and maintain current business.
Your tasks:
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Build and maintain strong customer relationships and support strategies to increase revenue
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Serve as the primary contact between customers and internal teams
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Lead and manage RFQs end-to-end and lead quoting process for OEMs
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Drive continuous improvement initiatives, document best practices and support customer‑driven initiatives across divisions
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Negotiate with customers, coordinate with Business Development and secure new business opportunities
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Lead complex sales projects, resolve account issues and ensure timely contract closures and update the Sales Director
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Support commercial launches and gather market insights
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Prepare and present OEM business reviews
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Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities
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Manage claims and negotiations under tight deadlines
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Act with integrity and ensure compliance with company policies
Your profile:
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Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in business administration, engineering, or a relevant technical field
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Several years of related sales experience, ideally in the area of automotive manufacturing and metal‑forming processes
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Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills in German Language and Business English
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Experienced with modern IT tools (MS Office, PowerBI, AI solutions)
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Demonstrates strong time and self-management skills and proactively and reliably prioritizes assigned tasks
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Familiar with key quality standards (e.g. IATF 16949, ISO 9000ff, 8D, TQM, Kaizen)
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Willingness to travel approximately 30%, Travel expectations are subject to vary based on customer and business needs
What we offer
With us, you can expect an exciting and varied range of tasks in a globally active company with flat hierarchies. As part of an intercultural team, we encourage you to find your place, develop and change. Our corporate philosophy at Magna is based on fairness and interest in people.
Site benefits:
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Flexible working, onsite and remote work (hybrid)
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Options for personal and functional development trough diverse training programs and offerings
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Corporate Benefits Program
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Subsidy for company pension schemes
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Employee and Family Assistant Program
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International and diverse environment as well as Open Door Culture
We look forward to receiving your detailed application including salary expectations as well as your earliest possible starting date. Join our Team – Drive Success and Build Relationships!
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure
As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.
Under conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.
Regular / Permanent
Cosma International
