Sales and Commercial Manager / Assistant Manager | Chinese Speaking

Company Description

Company Description

The Bosch group is a global player in the technology and service sector: we achieve annual sales of around 78 billion euros – with a total of over 402,000 associates worldwide. Where we are active: in the four business sectors Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods and Energy and Building Technology. How we operate: with around 440 subsidiaries and regional companies in approximately 60 countries. What drives us: developing solutions for connected living to improve the quality of life for people all over the world – with innovative and exciting products and services. What you can expect from Bosch: the opportunity to be part of something big, and together with us to actively shape the future. As part of a team that sets new trends with meaningful products.

ROBERT BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

Bosch Automotive (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

A BOI promoted Thai-Japan-German JV in major manufacture of automotive part with Worldwide export. Our located in Amata City, Rayong Province (40 min from Pattaya, 90 mins from Bangkok), is a growing plant with about 1,000 employees. Currently products for the divisions Chassis Control, Powertrain Solutions, Diesel Systems and Electrical Drives are produced there. Also pass-through business is handled for several divisions.

Job Description

Sales and Commercial Manager / Assistant Manager | (Commercial and Acquisition Sales; Global) is responsible for acquiring new business awards by leading acquisitions within the cross functional customer team and dealing with all commercial related topics with customers.

Commercial part: Responsible for the commercial aspects of a product/component within the cross functional customer team.

• Negotiate customer contracts.
• Maintain good customer relationship.
• Monitor/track negotiation of project specific.
• Price management: Globally prepare or lead negotiation considering volume effects, management of contract updates based on additional customer requirements.
• Customer price checking for 4-eye-principle.
• Preparation of customer quote letter according to customer-template.
• Confirmation of purchase order according to customer-specific standards or project specific contracts.
• Responsible for Sample planning and Sample price management, aligned with team member.
• PLCM (Product Life-cycle management): Assures on time (by end of series) cancellation of part numbers, quality of PLC-data and handover to After Market.
• Business planning: Responsible for planned sales volume planning,Price planning, Special revenue planning and Risk planning (Quick savings).

Acquisition part: Responsible for / leading acquisitions within the cross functional customer team.

• Define acquisition & pricing strategy for specific OEM sourcing.
• Lead the cross functional acquisition team.
• Lead acquisition specific pre-selling activities alight with customer team.
• Select, define & apply acquisition tools (battle plan e.g. job stopper, war gaming, specific acquisition man-mapping).
• Initiate Sales Price analysis for respective product/component.
• Define, align and implement pricing strategies.
• Check quotation specific term and conditions. (e.g., customizing sales business frames).
• Manage acquisition negotiations and closure withing released “bottom line” (product price, application costs, tooling, logistics, samples etc.)
• Prepare and release customer quotation letter, complaint with Bosch standard.
• Assure involvement and prepare proper project handover with Customer Project Manager and Commercial Manager, incl, documentation.
• Prepare lessons learned after each acquisition, incl. won/lost analysis.
• Identify acquisition specific customer trends and requirement, market activities and competitor information.

Qualifications

• Good command of English language both written and spoken, use English as working language. 
• Can Speak Chinese Language with have certificate 
• Above 3 years experience in team management, team member >= 3 subordination.
• At least 6 year sales experience in automotive industry.
• At least 4 years working experience in international company.
• 3 year experienced in Project management.
• Good knowledge of automotive industry.
• Global sales experience.
• Good sales basic skill, incl. communication, negotiation, presentation, marketing, etc.
• Good sense of customer orientation and services to others.
• Familiar with target customer process & mapping.
• Knowledge of acquisition and project management processes and tools.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, Good Personality, Willing mindset, Professional working with a good attitude.
• Familiar with automotive product development process like APQP and PPAP and quality standard like QS9000, TS16949.
• Be willing of traveling frequent and working under high pressure.

Education Background: Bachelor, Major in engineering area, prefer in Automotive related major.

Others:

• Be familiar with Microsoft office: PPT, EXCEL, OUTLOOK.

Additional Information

5 working days, housing allowance, health & life insurance, uniform, provident fund and home loan with Government Housing Bank.