TECHNICAL SALES MANAGER - DETROIT AREA

Por qué te necesitamos? Saint-Gobain is looking for talent ready to make a change and use their technical/engineering background and contribute to our business growth through consultative sales and business development.
The Technical Sales Manager will develop, manage & grow a $7-12 million portfolio for Saint-Gobain’s market leading brands, NORGLIDE® Bearings,   RENCOL® Tolerance Rings  and our latest innovation SPRINGLIDE™ Energized Bearings.
While collaborating with a well-tenured Sales & Business Development Team, the incumbent will partner with high volume, international Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier One suppliers, & their respective engineering teams, to develop custom designed component solutions for use in a range of applications for customers in the most demanding industries, including Automotive, HVAC, Bicycle and Electronics.
Current areas of emphasis include mechanisms, seating, steering, and powertrain.
This role requires a self-motivated and self-directed individual.
¿Es este trabajo para ti? Bachelor's degree in a technical degree required 10+ years experience in Automotive Sales  OEM, Tier 1, Tier 2 Supplier experience (preferred) Ability to read blueprints an interface with engineers on technical aspects of application.
Proven relationship building skills and commercial awareness to understand the customer's business needs and identify plans to deliver them.
Un poco más sobre nosotros Saint-Gobain’s innovations touch almost every major industry around the world, moving us forward, making meaningful connections, and inspiring us to go beyond the impossible.
Within Mobility, our teams design and engineer critical, high-performance materials and proven solutions – most in challenging conditions and core systems that play an important part of our daily lives – as we drive to work or with family, fly on an airplane to explore the world, process samples for medical research, build a better rocket to go as far as we can in outer space; and dive deep under the sea to power our world.
We are driven to collaborate with our customers and communities to improve and engineer the world of tomorrow! Our team members recognize that we all create the environment for people to succeed, with a culture built on respect, open and honest communication, and honoring our commitments to our customers and each other.
And at the heart of our culture, we’ve learned working together makes good ideas, great ones.
With a legacy dating back more than 350 years, Saint-Gobain offers employees the stability and security of a leading Global 500 corporation while operating like multiple small and agile start-ups, where entrepreneurial spirit, pioneering teamwork, and bold, forward-thinking ideas pave new paths.
Every team member is encouraged to develop and leverage their unique expertise and strengths to make the greatest impact on the company and our end users.
At Saint-Gobain, you’re empowered and equipped with countless opportunities and resources for professional development.
You will find the support you need to create a vision and roadmap for your career, and make that vision a reality.
Invent yourself at Saint-Gobain Mobility, and together, we’ll achieve the impossible!        Asegurándonos de que no se olvide nada Have a flexible approach to working to meet the customers engineering needs.
Effective influencing and communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical concepts to different levels required.
Have excellent analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills.
Aviso Legal Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.