SUMMARY:

The Original Equipment Operations Manager routinely interacts with the VP OE Sales, ATA OE sales account managers, Credit and Collection department, ATA warehouse personnel, freight coordinators, customer planners and purchasers, and the Customers to ensure on-time delivery of ATA original equipment customer (OE) orders and to handle variety of other responsibilities described below. The operations manager will also work with supply chain to ensure adequate inventory levels to support customers that do not provide explicit, regular forecasts. The Original Equipment Sales Ops Mgr person enters customer orders into the business system on a regular basis. This position will bridge multiple functions in the organization together (Sales, Pricing, Customer Service and SC) and assist with completing communications with the final customer.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist VP of OE Sales in preparation of the annual OE budget. This involves gathering, analyzing, and combining customer forecasts and creating the new budget in the OE sales file.
• Updated the OE sales file monthly with the forecast for the current month, and with the sales results after the month closes. This involves close coordination with the members of the Operations department who prepare the monthly orders for the factories based on the OE customer forecasts.
• Work with VP of OE Sales and the account reps on the updating of customer price file changes related to raw material cost changes and to Long Term Agreements (LTAs). Work with ATA Pricing Group on uploading of the new pricing to Navision.
• Support in Developing, consolidating, comparing and analyzing actual results against budget and forecasts; explain and monitor variances; identify trends and recommend changes to the VP of OE sales.
• Assist VP of OE Sales in preparation of customer quotations.
• Work with OE Sales account manager, customer Accounts Payable departments, and the ATA and the Credit and Collections group on discrepancies between customer remittances and ATA invoices.
• Work closely with ATA operations group to ensure adequate stock levels for OE2s and mounters.
• Coordinate airfreight for special projects, including obtaining quotations for airfreight and coordinating the shipments with the factories and the freight forwarder.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EXPERIENCE

The preferred candidate has several years in an inside sales role, or sales- related support role such as sales analytics or sales logistics.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Ability to write routine e-mails and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with customers on the phone, and occasionally on conference calls with OE account managers and customers.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Must be proficient at Microsoft Office products, (Word and Excel). Must have a strong comfort level in Navision business system or a similar business system.

ATTENTION TO DETAIL

The preferred candidate must have strong attention to detail as accuracy of the data entry for OE orders is essential.

MISCELLANEOUS:

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Position requires minimal travel. A visit to a major customer facility to meet key counterparts once or twice per year is possible.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

Regularly required to sit or stand and move about the facility. Required to be able to read documents and computer screens.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $64,793.18 - $78,030.50 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Charlotte, NC 28217: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person