International Key Account Manager Bardi

International Key Account Manager
Bardi
Emilia Romagna, Bardi

Responsibilities**:

**POSITION PURPOSE**:

- Dedicated resource as "one face" to Strategic Key Account in the country / region.

- Dedicated international resource in charge of specific International Account to establish, strengthen, maintain contact and develop business opportunities in EMEA.

**ORGANISATION

- Report to Key Account Manager EMEA Close cooperation with Local Axalta Key Account Managers, Sales & Marketing Teams, Service Managers, Digital Services Group and Training Managers

- Subordinate: none

**DIMENSIONS

- Establish, strengthen and maintain contacts with assigned international Key Account HQ's ensuring Axalta can act accordingly to customers' needs.

- Develop and coordinate Axalta's KAM strategy across the countries.

- Negotiate and close international commercial approvals for Axalta Refinish with assigned international Key Account when appropriate.

- Develop national Axalta Refinish Key Account Business Plans.

- Ensure collection of all relevant market information at both International Key Account and local market

- Operate on international level, in an EMEA team, networking with all central and local Marketing and Sales functions.

- Interact with local Axalta customers, esp.

distributors and importers on sales, general management and owner level.

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Qualifications:

**Education**:bachelor's or master's degree in business economics

**Knowledge, skills & experience

- Knowledge

- Experience in negotiations with major companies at senior management level

- Knowledge of international business processes, especially within the refinish and collision repair industry and all its influencing players

- Proven ability to plan, implement and get results

- Capacity to co-operate and co-ordinate in networks

- Proven ability to lead individuals and teams

- Skills

- Very good written and verbal communication.

- Analytical skills and attention to detail.

- High interpersonal sensitivity & skills

- Presentation skills

- Structured working methods

- Long term strategic thinking

- Establishes and grows a network within and outside the business.

- Next to mother language, fluent in English (oral and written).

Other European languages are desirable esp.

German.

- Experience

- 7 years of professional experience in the automotive market

- Marketing & or Sales Experience in the automotive aftermarket is a plus.

**BEHAVIOURS

- Stays customer focused

- Takes ownership

- Gets results

- Embraces change

- Inspires

- Builds capability

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Overview:

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the industry by investing in its innovative solutions.

We engineer technologies that protect customer's products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes

_. _ We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions to over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year.

We've recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability goals, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.