What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head of Sales Aftermarket position at FORVIA HELLA?
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FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 34,000 employees at over 125 locations, the company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.0 billion in the fiscal year 2025.
YOUR TASKS
Ensure optimal customer care with regard to project coordination, service, quality, adherence to
deadlines
and cost control Ensure optimal pricing
Identify market developments from a customer and competitor perspective. Proposals for joint
Determination of the necessary measures
Establishing and maintaining personal contacts with the customer
Realize the departmental goals
Supervise and commercially coordinate developmental and logistical activities of the customer in
the office and in the field to ensure customer satisfaction as well as to develop new customers and
market shares
Performing the function of Head of Sales for the function and structure
Responsibilities
Tasks and responsibilities
A Sales
1 Securing and expanding Hella's fields of competence vis-à-vis customers in order to position
Hella's scope of delivery in the best possible way for customers' strategically important products
2 Performing the function of a competent and reliable contact person for the customer,
to bundle customer contacts (one face to the customer), to recognize possible undesirable
developments at an early stage and to initiate and/or carry out their elimination
3 Identify the long-term strategies of customers and competitors, identify new business areas
and develop demand forecasts to enable reliable and forward-looking planning of development and
sales activities
4 Developing measures for the development of results and the degree of plan fulfilment
5 Establishing and maintaining long-term business relationships with customers in order to
achieve a high level of customer satisfaction/demand and to gain market share as well as
implementing the respective strategy of the company, developing cost-related targets for the head
office as a result of contacts with customers and competitors as well as conducting the annual
price negotiations in order to provide indications for cost optimisation as well as the required
contribution margins; developing profit and contribution margin
6 Optimize internal costs and monitor cost limits (HC 2), externally Ensure adequate prices to
deliver the highest possible contributions to the result
7 Winning new customers in coordination with the development organizational units in order to
achieve optimum market shares for our products
8 Ensure trouble-free customer supply in order to avoid production disruptions and shutdowns in
any case within the framework of the centrally implemented disposition responsibility
9
Coordinating the commercial and technical development activities between the customer and Hella, including subsequent product maintenance measures, in order to provide the customer with the desired product at the right price and on time
10
Establish and negotiate framework agreements and submit offers to customers in order to lay the foundation for smooth customer-supplier relationships and deliver the highest possible contributions to the bottom line
11
Collecting market data, developing statistics and maintaining price, spare parts and delivery files etc. to provide basic data for corporate and capacity planning as well as commercial processing and long-term strategic planning
12
Ensure smooth communication channels to maintain and build trouble-free customer-supplier relationships internally and externally
B
Leadership
1
Assigning employees according to their qualifications within the appropriate structure; instructing (targeting and motivating) and supporting employees to perform their tasks
2
Instruct, guide and instruct employees in function-related tasks
3
Responsible for performance appraisals and for qualification requirements
4
Leading employees by agreeing on objectives as well as delegating, selecting, qualifying and developing employees on the basis of a culture of trust, effectiveness control to level and develop potentials as well as promoting individual competences to fulfil departmental objectives
Your Qualifications
Extensive knowledge of Automotive Aftermarket Industry
Minimum 5-6 Years Of Management Level Sales Experience
Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.
FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req18536.
Noel Vargas
FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 34,000 employees at over 125 locations, the company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.0 billion in the fiscal year 2025.
YOUR TASKS
Ensure optimal customer care with regard to project coordination, service, quality, adherence to
deadlines
and cost control Ensure optimal pricing
Identify market developments from a customer and competitor perspective. Proposals for joint
Determination of the necessary measures
Establishing and maintaining personal contacts with the customer
Realize the departmental goals
Supervise and commercially coordinate developmental and logistical activities of the customer in
the office and in the field to ensure customer satisfaction as well as to develop new customers and
market shares
Performing the function of Head of Sales for the function and structure
Responsibilities
Tasks and responsibilities
A Sales
1 Securing and expanding Hella's fields of competence vis-à-vis customers in order to position
Hella's scope of delivery in the best possible way for customers' strategically important products
2 Performing the function of a competent and reliable contact person for the customer,
to bundle customer contacts (one face to the customer), to recognize possible undesirable
developments at an early stage and to initiate and/or carry out their elimination
3 Identify the long-term strategies of customers and competitors, identify new business areas
and develop demand forecasts to enable reliable and forward-looking planning of development and
sales activities
4 Developing measures for the development of results and the degree of plan fulfilment
5 Establishing and maintaining long-term business relationships with customers in order to
achieve a high level of customer satisfaction/demand and to gain market share as well as
implementing the respective strategy of the company, developing cost-related targets for the head
office as a result of contacts with customers and competitors as well as conducting the annual
price negotiations in order to provide indications for cost optimisation as well as the required
contribution margins; developing profit and contribution margin
6 Optimize internal costs and monitor cost limits (HC 2), externally Ensure adequate prices to
deliver the highest possible contributions to the result
7 Winning new customers in coordination with the development organizational units in order to
achieve optimum market shares for our products
8 Ensure trouble-free customer supply in order to avoid production disruptions and shutdowns in
any case within the framework of the centrally implemented disposition responsibility
9
Coordinating the commercial and technical development activities between the customer and Hella, including subsequent product maintenance measures, in order to provide the customer with the desired product at the right price and on time
10
Establish and negotiate framework agreements and submit offers to customers in order to lay the foundation for smooth customer-supplier relationships and deliver the highest possible contributions to the bottom line
11
Collecting market data, developing statistics and maintaining price, spare parts and delivery files etc. to provide basic data for corporate and capacity planning as well as commercial processing and long-term strategic planning
12
Ensure smooth communication channels to maintain and build trouble-free customer-supplier relationships internally and externally
B
Leadership
1
Assigning employees according to their qualifications within the appropriate structure; instructing (targeting and motivating) and supporting employees to perform their tasks
2
Instruct, guide and instruct employees in function-related tasks
3
Responsible for performance appraisals and for qualification requirements
4
Leading employees by agreeing on objectives as well as delegating, selecting, qualifying and developing employees on the basis of a culture of trust, effectiveness control to level and develop potentials as well as promoting individual competences to fulfil departmental objectives
Your Qualifications
Extensive knowledge of Automotive Aftermarket Industry
Minimum 5-6 Years Of Management Level Sales Experience
Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.
FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req18536.
Noel Vargas