Sales Manager - Automotive / Off Highway

Sales Manager - Automotive / Off Highway

This sales-focused role centers on building strong, trust-based relationships with purchasing teams, technical personnel, and strategic contacts across key industries. The primary objective is to uncover new business opportunities, support project launches, and provide ongoing customer engagement from first contact through post-production support.

Key Skill Requirements

• Strong command of English, both written and verbal

• Comfortable using business software tools such as ERP systems, project management platforms, and MS Office

• Capable of interpreting technical documents, industry publications, regulatory material, and professional journals

• Adept at preparing technical presentations, customer reports, and business correspondence

• Skilled in delivering information to diverse audiences—executives, clients, internal teams, or public groups

Additional Expectations

• Reliable personal vehicle with an active driver’s license

• Ability to be onsite five days per week

• Capable of completing any required medical or occupational health evaluations

Professional Attributes

• Self-directed, organized, and goal-driven

• Fair and unbiased decision-making

• Strong listener and confident communicator

• Able to coach and guide cross-functional groups

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering

• Minimum of 5 years in manufacturing-related sales or purchasing (automotive preferred)

• Minimum of 5 years of experience within a corporate transactional environment

• Experience selling to OEMs in Heavy Duty, Off-Highway, and Agriculture sectors

• Experience selling to Automotive OEMs (required)

• Preferred background selling into:

  • German OEMs (e.g., BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen)

  • U.S. and Asian OEMs (Ford, Honda, Toyota, Tesla)

  • Tier-1 automotive suppliers

• Familiarity with metal casting, machining, and assembly processes is a plus

Primary Responsibilities

• Promote company solutions to existing customers while identifying new strategic accounts

• Support technical reviews, customer meetings, and professional presentations

• Ensure alignment between customer expectations and internal operations to drive successful project outcomes

• Cultivate relationships across multiple organizational levels, including executive-level decision makers

• Maintain comprehensive records of customer interactions, sales activities, and program developments

• Analyze and report market trends, competitive intelligence, and customer forecasts

• Identify new market segments and guide long-term growth strategies

• Participate in APQP and program management activities for assigned initiatives

• Manage customer data entry across internal systems and client platforms

• Submit quotations and coordinate follow-up on all customer commercial activities

• Travel within the assigned territory to meet prospective and current customers

• Collaborate on cost-reduction opportunities and cross-functional initiatives

• Prepare sales reports, maintain expense documentation, and contribute to leadership updates

• Support internal teams in understanding training requirements or customer-specific needs

• Engage in trade shows, B2B events, and other channels to build a robust pipeline of leads

• Perform additional tasks as assigned

  *Redline Resources is an equal opportunity employer*