C&U Europe
Founded in 1984, the C&U Group is one of the eight largest bearing manufacturers in the world and is China’s largest manufacturer in this field. The company develops and manufactures a wide range of bearing products for automotive and industrial applications and is committed to providing its customers with first-class high-performance bearings.
C&U Europe, a subsidiary of the C&U Group, has been active in the European market since 2012 and opened a Technology Center in Germany end of 2019.
For our European customers in Italy, we want to strengthen our team with a qualified Account Manager in charge to develop new accounts and sustain those one already in the pipeline together with the present Italian team.
Your tasks and responsibilities
Sales & Customer focus:
- Establish, develops, and maintains positive business relationships with potential customers for all OEM Automotive and Industrial
- Acts as the main contact for commercial, technical, and quality related projects and activities
- Controls and coordinates business and project related activities between C&U and customers
- Identifies customer needs and develop new products/projects to maximize sales development
- Reviews commercial and technical customer requirements.
Business Development & Reporting:
- Develops and implements sales objectives, business plans and strategies for current and potential customers
- Prepares and maintains field sales reports (call reports, business plans, customer forecast, customer projects)
- Participates in forecasting and market analysis by collecting, analysing, general economic, industry and competitive information.
- Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, etc.
- You will report to the Sales director Europe South
Collaboration & Networking:
- Support for communicating and resolving internal and external quality related activities towards the customer (APQP, quality requirements, quality Audits,..)
- Coordinates Proto and PPAP/sample activities, drawing review, and sample orders and testing follow up at every stage of the APQP process
- Reviews professional publications, attend to commercial fairs, marketing the C&U brands with the customers
- Establishing personal networks & participating in professional societies
Your Profile
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical disciplines
- 5+ years of experience directly in the bearing industry and/or working with bearings related applications in the automotive, industrial or aftermarket industry
- High energy, entrepreneurial drive to grow sales from scratch
- Strong planning and organizational skills. Preferably PM skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate across all levels, internally and externally
- English is a must, German is a plus, Chinese would be fantastic
- Computer skills required: Microsoft Office Suite
- Self-starter, good team player and team motivator
- with ability to work from home office and with willingness to travel up to 50% locally or overnight.
