Sales Coordinator

Sales Coordinator

Role Summary

Provides direct customer contact. Assists in selling the company's products/services and maintains favorable contact with established customers. Supports Costing Group with interactions with other key internal customers including: Accounts Receivable, Database Administrators, PICS, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Logistics, in maintaining system and process integrity to protect Magna's interests while serving the customer. Support can range from direct involvement in financial dispute resolution to advance development opportunity create/update FES (financial evaluation System) for customer quoting process and assisting costing group in tracking and administrating the RFQ process. Work with Accounts Receivable to follow up on outstanding invoices and implement corrective action when necessary. Direct responsibility for the customer received price within the Magna system including updating, auditing, retros when needed, and assuring integrity to both the initial quote and recognition within the system of the final approved price. Maintains PO records and files per Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Performs specific project-type tasks as directed by the Sales & Costing Manager. Work requires a high level of interaction with other Magna departments.

Key Responsibilities

1. Direct responsibility for the customer received price within the Magna system including updating, auditing, retros when needed, and assuring integrity to both the initial quote and recognition within the system of the final approved price.
2. May be the primary contact for a customer or a customer division. Works closely with customers to insure an effective working relationship. Understands and works effectively with all the systems involved with all customers.
3. Verify internal Baan system/shipping contracts using interim pricing flags and status code updates as required.
4. Assists the Costing Manager/group in the gathering of data necessary for them to complete sales plans/forecasts for certain specific products/part numbers, provides information necessary to develop Annual and Five-Year Forecasts.
5. Responsible to work through customer systems to extract RFQs and price changes.
6. Assists Costing Manger/Group in the receipt, administration and completion of RFQs and price changes including implementation within the system.
7. Interaction with other key internal customers including: Accounts Receivable, Database Administrators, PICS, Program Management, Logistics, and Manufacturing in maintaining system and process integrity to protect Magna's interest while serving the customer.
8. Assist with follow-up on outstanding invoices which require additional Sales support/involvement.
9. Performs specific project-type tasks as directed by the Sales & Costing Manager.
10. Provides back-up support to other personnel as necessary. Participates in continuous improvement processes.
11. Responsible for customer-specific communications and customer database monitoring.
12. Assists in compiling and tracking various customer documentations for pricing/ tooling.
13. Work in conjunction with Costing Group to audit and compare pricing quotes, PO's, and Baan contract pricing.

Key Qualifications/Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree with finance/accounting major plus minimum two years of financial related experience.

2. Demonstrated ability to prioritize and work on multiple tasks simultaneously, under the pressure of changing priorities and deadlines.

3. Demonstrated good communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to work with internal and external customers. Must be able too sensitively negotiate solutions for customers under time-sensitive, stressful conditions.

4. Demonstrated proficiency in advanced applications of on-line computerized systems. Excel experience is a must with a detailed spreadsheet understanding

5. Demonstrated ability to resolve complex problems relating to customer dispute or service items to assure customer responsiveness while safeguarding Magna's financial interests.

6. Demonstrated ability to take lead job duty functions for a customer and to assist and/or coordinate cross-functional teams as needed for project completion.

7. Complete training to Work Instructions in MAGnet:
as required for position in the EHS Training Matrix, and
as required under "General Manager/Assistant GM".

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• perform work while seated or standing at work station using a computer (or other office equipment) 50-70% of work day, requiring frequent fingering on keyboard• walk to and from various locations 25-30% of work day• occasional reaching above and below waist height and above shoulder height• occasional lifting and carrying of items weighing 2-15 lbs.

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