Sales Manager - Electronics

As an integral member of the Electronics team, the Sales Manager will be the commercial face of Lear with the customer. They will support the cross-functional teams in quoting program changes and extensions, as well as lead new Electronics business opportunities.

- Serve as the primary commercial point of contact for assigned customers

- Build and maintain strong relationships with engineering, purchasing, quality, and program management teams at both the customer as well as Lear

- Support long-term agreements and manage price adjustments related to volume changes, inflation costs, program extensions, and engineering changes

- Collaborate with engineering, product development, operations, quality, and finance teams to ensure successful program launches

- Participate in customer meetings, technical reviews, and plant visits as needed

- Analyze competitive landscape and provide insights to leadership on customer and market dynamics

- Demonstrated ability to close complex, long-cycle sales opportunities

- Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills

- Ability to lead new business quote, acting as the quote program manager to ensure proper internal approvals are received prior to the customer quote due date,

- Ability to present and get approval of business proposals in front of Lear executive leadership.

- Financial and commercial acumen, including pricing strategies and cost analysis

- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, global organization

- Minimum of 10 years of automotive experience, with 5 years in Sales

- Ability to travel domestically, with occasional international