Sales Director - North America

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Date:Aug 29, 2024

Location: Detroit, MI, US

Company: Leggett & Platt

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for an Sales Director - North America within our Sales team to help support our Automotive business. Did you know we are the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of seating support and comfort systems for transportation manufacturers, as well as tier one and two suppliers within the automotive industry? Our automotive products fall into four primary groups: Seating and Lumbar support, Wireless Charging, Motors and Actuators, and Mechanical Cables. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

In this role, you will report to the the VP – Sales, LP Automotive and be responsible for leading the North American Sales organization in strengthening existing customer relationships as well as cultivating new partnerships in order to grow the business. You will have the opportunity to develop and execute your strategic plan for the team to meet the overall goals for the Automotive Group.

So, what will you be doing as the Sales Director - North America?

• Identify business opportunities and customers to drive the organizations sales growth for the NA market for all automotive product groups

• Develop and maintain relationships with existing and establishing new key customers

• Generate a 5-year forecast and ensure an accurate demand planning

• Ensure growth of strategic product groups, generating new business opportunities, managing the sales team to ensure a timely and competitive quoting

• Aligning business strategy to ensure profitable and competitive business awards

• Communicate efficient, balancing commercial and engineering interest

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Master’s degree in Engineering or Business, or equivalent

• 10 years experience in Automotive Industry, showing a track record proving significant program acquisitions

• Ability to promote new products with today’s customers as well as existing products with new customers, anticipating market trends, providing early input to the L&P Engineering Team on the new developments to focus on in order to get ahead of the competitors

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

• International mindset, to ensure the best communication with customers having a global footprint and with the L&P global team

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• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.

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• Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.

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