Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Dms’ purpose:
We are creating a culture of serviceWe empower others to grow, rise and give back – accelerating positive change in the worldWe lead with the heart to bring out the best in you – which brings out the best in usWe do well so we can do good.
Serve others, enrich lives, rise together and give back
Job overview:
The sales account financial manager role reports to the commercial director and is responsible for the ownership of the commercial aspects of some dms’ launch and current production programsThis position will work within a program team and will be a co-owner of the p&l for the assigned program(s).
Primary accountabilities and responsibilities:
Manage customer relationships, serving as the primary point of contact for dms’ customer’s purchasing buyers, providing support for customer requests, and creating and developing strong customer relationships
Maintains credibility and integrity within dms, customers and community
Clearly and accurately articulates the voice of the customer to dms’ cross-functional team(s)
Manage, coordinate and lead the commercial aspects of a cross functional team consisting of costing, purchasing, quality, manufacturing, supply chain and product/process engineering for profitable engineering changes
Manage rfq’s for on-time and accurate quote responses
Maintain business plans and is jointly responsible (with the program team) for their programs’ income statement
Work with a complex bill of material (bom) to understand and cost a product
Work with a variety of manufacturing processes and related costs
Develop competitive pricing strategies
Defend product costs to our customers
Manage and respond to customer capacity study requests
Monitor and manage timeliness of payments and cash collection
Support va/ve and cost reduction efforts
Successfully manage all commercial aspects of assigned programs
Other duties and special projects as assigned
Required skills/education/experience:
The ideal candidate will possess or have the following qualifications:
Bachelors’ degree in business, finance, engineering or a related field is required
Advanced degree such as an mba is preferred
A minimum of 3 to 5 years’ automotive experience (tier-one servicing oem)
Knowledge of automotive sales environment preferred
Mechanical aptitude, strong organizational skills, strong communicator, action-oriented
Knowledge of ford systems and requirements highly preferred (webquote, wers, cmms)
Prior experience in program management, finance, and quality systems is desired
Position requires a certain level of technical acumen in order to deal and negotiate with customer product development, quality, purchasing, and cost estimators
Position requires commercial/business acumen to manage p&l, negotiate price changes, manage customer volume commitments and understand their impact to the business plan.
Proven teamwork skills
Advanced knowledge of microsoft applications (i.eExcel, powerpoint, teams) and sap is preferred
Traits/values:
Integrity – adhering to high ethical principles and professional standards.
Trustworthiness – being honest, dependable, and earning the confidence of others.
Excellence – consistently being the best you can be.
Responsible – being reliable and trustworthy.
Accountability – being obligated and willing to accept responsibility for one’s actions.
Dignity – behaving in accord with dms basic principles.
Respect – treating others as you would have them treat you.
Ability to lead and motivate teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Able to work in a cross-functional team
Our values:
Gratitude * integrity * fun * teamwork * excellence * diversity &
Respect * innovation * commitment * humility
“gifted people & rich culture”
