VIE - Sales Engineer (m/f/d), Hannover

As a leader in sustainable mobility technologies, we aim to have a positive impact on society and the planet. With a presence in over 40 countries and teams comprising people of more than 140 nationalities, FORVIA is a truly international company, with diversity at the very heart of its DNA. Committed to safeguarding the future of our planet and future generations, we conduct all our operations through the lens of sustainable development.

Mission

• Support on the commercial offers to answer on due time to the Customer requests :
• Plan and carry-out activities in support of RFS, RFI, RFQ activities towards German OEMs,
• Get a good understanding of the costing files,
• Propose and get validated the targeted pricing,
• Formalize the offer with the appropriate wording,
• Understand and apply the guidelines proposed by the hierarchy regarding contractual management.
• Act as a Sales Business Partener with internal stakeholders :
• Interact with all functions towards Program Nomination and understand the Program Business Plan and associated commercial levers,
• Prepare the commercial answers to the customer ECRs,
• Support product lines and engineering departments with customer insights.
• Support the Sales Manager on all reporting activities :
• Support the reporting to management on progress of sales activities and results,
• Follow-up on the alignment of results with the budget.

Profile

• Business Master Degree or Engineering Degree,
• First experience or significant apprenticeship in sales or marketing,
• Fluent in English & German,
• Technically interested business profile with a can-do attitude,
• Good analytical skills and rigor,
• Electronics understanding.