We are looking for a ''Sales Project Engineer'' for our global business partner operating in machinery manufacturing and located in İstanbul.

Job Description:

• Identifying 80 opportunities at their Tiers Customers and specially our suppliers related  to core products core competencies that require fast actions  
• Working closely with senior leadership and operations; leveraging local market knowledge to focus  on growing core products and introduce new ones applying an “outside in” discipline with  meaningful $/Car, value proposition and a sustainable differentiation 
• Nurturing customer relationships that provide insight and a landscape where the company has a competitive  advantage through our “cradle to grave” relationships 
• Together with the Key Account Managers he/she supports strategic planning including  comprehensive market research and competitive analysis to understand the market niche, product  development and penetration opportunities for the company.
• Market analysis and project acquisition (strategic focus)  
• Managing the core product project at the customer and inside the company
• Being the technical contact to the customer  
• Identification of customer requirements (pain points) and involvement in the  development of products.
• Realisation of project reviews as well as representation of the project team and the project results  internally and externally in front of customers  
• Preparation of analyses, key figures and monthly status reports  
• Responsibility for achieving personal goals for the year.  
• Communication and best practice with other customer and the company's Innovation team  
• Engineering concept verification at own account  
• Project Work (APQP, feasibility, homologation follow up)  
• Supporting quality issues with customer (design related)  
• Supporting the company innovation strategies to identify opportunities utilizing the Toolbox  
• Demonstrating personal effectiveness and leadership that creates a culture of high performance  
• Nurturing an environment consistent with the company values and culture

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree - B.A. / B.S. from four-year College or University in Business or Engineering, a  master craftsman title or equivalent experience  
• Experience or a high affinity to Sales and Experience in cold calling  
• Personal willingness to learn and grow inside of an exciting and challenging industry  •
• Experience in Engineering and/or project management  
• Automotive plastic engineering and /or project management experience is a plus – a proven track  record of work with innovative diversified products is desired  
• Ability to identify potential future products and trends  
• Exceptional track record of converting identified potentials in differentiated saleable products  • Understanding market trends and customer requirements  
• Ability to build a strong customer relationship intimacy to the customer  
• Proven ability to manage complexity and change  
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills with experience in communicating  and working with remote regions  
• Proven ability to generate respect and trust from staff and external constituencies along with the  ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and staff to create a result driven, team-oriented  environment  
• Personally driven and motivating others to perform at their best  
• Quality and cost awareness as well as customer-orientated thinking and acting.  • 80/20 mindset  
• Willingness to travel; primarily domestic and occasionally Europe-wide 

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