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AUTOMOTIVE SALES MANAGER
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Territory: Georgia, North Carolina or Tennessee
Remote | Up to 50% Travel
Base Salary: Up to $135,000 + Commission
Benefits: Comprehensive Benefits Package
Remote | Up to 50% Travel
Base Salary: Up to $135,000 + Commission
Benefits: Comprehensive Benefits Package
KRAIBURG TPE is seeking an experienced Automotive Sales Manager to drive growth within the Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive market across the Southeast region. This role focuses on developing business opportunities, expanding key accounts, and promoting thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) solutions to automotive manufacturers and suppliers.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and develop new business opportunities within the automotive market.
- Build strong relationships with engineering, purchasing, and product development teams.
- Work with customers to understand application requirements and recommend material solutions.
- Collaborate with technical sales and product development teams to qualify and develop new projects.
- Drive specification approvals and support commercialization of new applications.
- Implement pricing, product, and market strategies to achieve sales objectives.
- Negotiate contracts and commercial agreements.
- Monitor industry trends, customer needs, and competitive activity.
- Partner with distributors, customer operations, and internal teams to ensure successful project execution.
- Represent KRAIBURG TPE at customer meetings, industry events, and trade associations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in the plastics, polymers, or materials industry.
- Experience in technical sales, business development, or account management.
- Ability to understand customer applications, identify material needs, and develop solutions.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Polymer Engineering, Plastics Engineering Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related technical field strongly preferred.
- Willingness to travel up to 50%, including occasional international travel.
Why Join KRAIBURG TPE?
- Competitive base salary up to $135,000 plus commission
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Opportunity to work with innovative materials and leading automotive customers
- Career growth with a global industry leader
ABOUT US
KRAIBURG TPE (www.kraiburg-tpe.com) is a global manufacturer of custom thermoplastic elastomers. KRAIBURG TPE was founded in 2001 as an independent business unit of the KRAIBURG Group and is now the industry's competence leader in the field of TPE compounds. The company's goal is to provide safe, reliable, and sustainable products for customer applications. With more than 700 employees worldwide and production sites in Germany, the USA and Malaysia, the company offers a large product portfolio for applications in the automotive, industrial and consumer goods industries, as well as for the strictly regulated medical sector. The established THERMOLAST®, COPEC®, HIPEX® and For Tec E® product lines are processed by injection molding or extrusion and offer manufacturers numerous advantages not only in processing but also in product design. KRAIBURG TPE is characterized by its innovative strength, global customer orientation, customized product solutions, and reliable service. The company is ISO 50001 certified at its headquarters in Germany and holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications at all its sites worldwide.
KRAIBURG TPE Corp is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws
