Adient

Sales Manager

Slovakia · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerAdient
LocationSlovakia
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted4 Aug 2026

JOB DESCRIPTION

Sales Manager

What can you expect?

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 29 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual foam, trim and metal components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, visit www.adient.com.

What will your responsibilities be?

Set up quotations in cooperation with Engineering, Costing, Purchasing and Operations as well as order Negotiations

Managing teams during acquisition phases

Implement modification costs/ cost proceeding in current projects and realization in the plants

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Follow up on costs and offers

Provision and updating of information for Customer organization, Purchasing strategies, Technical development

Develop and take care of business contacts to all customer departments

Active communication regarding potential improvements / innovations regarding products and processes (towards customer; internal)

Build and manage customer relationships, while communicating with other CG/PG accountants to provide consistency to the customer

Act as primary customer contact, provide and update information on customer organization, purchasing strategies, technical development and customer contacts

Support customer relationship strategies within assigned projects

Execute strategy for long term customer satisfaction, market share, retained sales and overall sustained growth

Observe and analyze customer demands and market development (chances and risks) in order to cluster possible programs to optimize the positioning of Adient products in the market

Collect and analyze information / data regarding customer satisfaction as well as support and follow up of improvement measures

Develop strong customer and peer relationships that deliver value to the company and provide increased confidence/desire to work with Adient

Aftermarket business to develop further market research for new opportunities

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

MS Excel Advanced level

5 years minimum experience in an OEM customer facing position as an advantage with Mercedes-Benz

Commercial/ technical knowledge / Experience with metal parts is an advantage

Understanding of production/ quality processes within Automotive Industry

Knowledge of Sales and Marketing desirable

Fluent English skills, both spoken and written

Fluent German skills, what is the customer mother tongue, both spoken and written

Ability to communicate and implement customer specific strategies

Ability to proactively interpret emerging customer needs and communicate competitive positioning and product gaps to the organization

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michaela Cochard on +421 2 5727 1993.

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Bratislava Business Centre

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