Associate Sales Account Financial Manager

DMS’ Purpose:
We are creating a culture of service. We empower others to grow, rise and give back – accelerating positive change in the world. We lead with the heart to bring out the best in you – which brings out the best in us. We do well so we can do good.
Serve Others, Enrich Lives, Rise Together and Give Back
Job Overview: The Associate Sales Account Financial Manager role reports to the Commercial Platform Manager and is responsible for the ownership of the commercial aspects of some of DMS’ launch and current production programs. This position will work within a program team and will be a co-owner of the P&L for the assigned program(s).
Responsibilities:

• Manage customer relationships, serving as a 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)
• Coordinate and assist 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
• Issue production and non-production quotes, prototype requests, etc.
• Manage pricing bumpcharts
• Work with a complex bill of material (BOM) to understand and cost a product
• Work with a variety of manufacturing processes and related costs
• Assist in 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 support all commercial aspects of assigned programs
• Assist Account Financial Managers in a supporting role by maintaining various sales records
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

Requirements:
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills/qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field is required
• 0-2 years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of automotive sales environment preferred
• Mechanical aptitude, strong organizational skills, strong communicator, action-oriented
• Proven teamwork skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications (i.e. Excel, 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.

Our Values:
Gratitude * Integrity * Fun * Teamwork * Excellence * Diversity &
Respect * Innovation * Commitment * Humility