Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.
Ensure the competitiveness and full-compliance of Valeo offers with the expectations and requirements of the Customer:
Ensure that the customers’ requirements are all identified and well understood by the project teams.
Determine the sales price objectives according to his knowledge of the market and competitors position.
Implement the pricing strategy in the CAA.
Work together with KAMs in other regions to ensure global pricing and strategy consistency
Initiate and conduct all possible actions in order to be able to submit, within the time limits, a competitive quotation technically and economically.
Participate in project teams in order to explain and defend the customer’s viewpoint in terms of quality, costs,
delivery times and in order to satisfy their requirements.
Teach the customer about new technologies/products/views/approaches/solutions to ensure attractive offers
Align and tailor the customer message with the Project Management team Drive the negotiation during business acquisition process:
Deliver commercial insights
Take control in guiding the customer to a recommended action by discussing alternatives and reinforcing the value of making a change
Keep PG organization informed of the negotiation and competition’s status on all global aspects of the offer
Review and if necessary negotiate with customer new contracts,
nominations or any other contracts, always in line with group policies and CAAs
Prepare the budget, manage and report the selling prices and the order intake target list:
Responsible for the turnover and its evolution for the customer(s)
Prepare CDP, MTP and budget for the customer
Operational Responsibilities
Negotiate prices in case of modification (technical, volumes, raw material and inflation) and any market effect
Build and negotiate the productivity plans
Liaise with Sales Administration to ensure price update
Manage the relationship with the customer in case of claims and logistic/quality crisis
Monitor and take the necessary actions to reduce overdue. Team development and training :
Coaching KAMs
Ensure the team has the adequate training on Products and on commercial skills
Ensure Challenger deployment methodology
KAM Key Performance Indicators
Order Intake, Turnover, Market Shares, Price Management (SPI), Overdue
Job
Key Account Manager
Organization
PG/RO/PL Sales Director
Schedule
Full time
Employee Status
Regular
Job Type
Permanent contract
Job Posting Date
2026-08-07
Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for growth opportunities
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com