ADAC Automotive
Account Finance Manager
ADAC Automotive, Grand Rapids, Michigan, us, 49528
Essential Responsibilities:
Owns and manages customer pricing for new business acquisition and engineering changes - track status with cross-functional team including Engineering, Program Management, Costing and Contract ManagementDevelops and manages relationships with key customer contacts including Purchasing, Engineering and Finance - support Account Executive on new business acquisition and directly manage commercial items, contract discrepancies and other open issuesDevelops recommendations on pricing structures based on costing inputs to maximize program return and mitigate financial risk - provides guidance on investment and project decisionsCreates and manages all customer documentation related to pricing including cost breakdowns, portal submissions, etc.Collaborates with costing team to assess program profitability and determine options for improvementServe as business partner cooperating with IT to maintain customer portal requirementsCreates and manages internal quote plans to ensure timely, accurate and well documented responsesCollaborates with Finance on projects such as customer program profitability, rate of return and new businessProvides analysis for forward-looking financial and business-related projectsServe as escalation contact for organizationSupport Account Executive with management of sales pipeline dataEducation & Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in automotive industryFive years of experience in Tier 1 automotive industry or similar manufacturing environment - account management or Finance experience preferredPrevious management experienceStrong Excel skills, specifically with pivot table creation, and data analyticsFamiliarity with business intelligence applications and reportsNon-Essential Responsibilities:
Meet weekly with customer buyer to close open commercial issuesCompetitive analysis and reportingAttend customer/supplier Town Hall meetings and industry events, as requiredOngoing training of product knowledge of core business and technical innovations within industryOther duties as assigned by LeadershipOther Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Public speaking and business acumenAbility to communicate effectively both verbally and in writingAbility to work independently and in a team environmentAbility to use problem solving skillsTime management.
Owns and manages customer pricing for new business acquisition and engineering changes - track status with cross-functional team including Engineering, Program Management, Costing and Contract ManagementDevelops and manages relationships with key customer contacts including Purchasing, Engineering and Finance - support Account Executive on new business acquisition and directly manage commercial items, contract discrepancies and other open issuesDevelops recommendations on pricing structures based on costing inputs to maximize program return and mitigate financial risk - provides guidance on investment and project decisionsCreates and manages all customer documentation related to pricing including cost breakdowns, portal submissions, etc.Collaborates with costing team to assess program profitability and determine options for improvementServe as business partner cooperating with IT to maintain customer portal requirementsCreates and manages internal quote plans to ensure timely, accurate and well documented responsesCollaborates with Finance on projects such as customer program profitability, rate of return and new businessProvides analysis for forward-looking financial and business-related projectsServe as escalation contact for organizationSupport Account Executive with management of sales pipeline dataEducation & Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in automotive industryFive years of experience in Tier 1 automotive industry or similar manufacturing environment - account management or Finance experience preferredPrevious management experienceStrong Excel skills, specifically with pivot table creation, and data analyticsFamiliarity with business intelligence applications and reportsNon-Essential Responsibilities:
Meet weekly with customer buyer to close open commercial issuesCompetitive analysis and reportingAttend customer/supplier Town Hall meetings and industry events, as requiredOngoing training of product knowledge of core business and technical innovations within industryOther duties as assigned by LeadershipOther Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Public speaking and business acumenAbility to communicate effectively both verbally and in writingAbility to work independently and in a team environmentAbility to use problem solving skillsTime management.