The Sales Associate provides entry-level support to the GM/New Mobility Customer Center Sales team under the direction of the Sales Manager. The role assists with customer communications, new-business pursuit documentation, basic commercial analyses, account action tracking, sales planning, and routine status reporting. Responsibilities include updating customer portals and maintaining records related to quotations, purchase orders, tooling, preproduction samples, pricing, receivables, and delivery follow-up using established processes and guidance from experienced team members. The Sales Associate builds knowledge of the customer’s business and the AN portfolio while referring contractual matters, pricing approvals, negotiations, strategic decisions, and significant risks to the Sales Manager or designated account lead.Core Responsibilities:Assist with new-business pursuit activities for Business Architecture and Networking by gathering RFI and RFQ inputs, organizing documentation, tracking deadlines, and routing materials for internal review and approval.Compile data and prepare basic commercial analyses using established templates to support offers, price changes, claims, and EBIT-improvement activities; gather Terms and Conditions inputs for review by the Sales Manager and relevant internal teams.Support routine commercial communications for the assigned Tier 1 account under the guidance of the Sales Manager or designated account lead.Update the account action tracker, record assigned owners and due dates, and follow up on outstanding items with Sales, Project Management, Engineering, Controlling, Logistics, and other relevant teams.Log routine customer requests and issues, gather supporting information, and refer nonroutine issues, risks, or decisions to the Sales Manager or designated account lead.Compile routine account status reports covering opportunities, quotations, purchase orders, pricing, receivables, delivery topics, and open issues for review by the Sales Manager.Assist with annual sales planning by collecting account data, entering regional SPOT information, tracking volumes and commercial assumptions, and preparing updates for review and sharing with the Customer Center Head, Sales Manager, Project Management Lead, and capacity demand planner.Assist with scheduling, materials preparation, and logistical coordination for Technology Days, Senior Management Meetings, and marketing events for the business area.Learn to use GM/New Mobility customer tools and portals to enter, retrieve, and maintain information accurately, following established procedures.Track open ED&D and tooling orders, flag missing information or discrepancies, and assist experienced team members with customer and internal follow-up.Assist with Tier I Tooling Purchase Order (TPO) documentation, submissions, reconciliation, and payment-status tracking under the guidance of the Sales team.Compare Production Purchase Order (PO) pricing records in Continental SAP and customer systems, document discrepancies, and route proposed corrections for review.Assist with preproduction sample orders by preparing quotation inputs, tracking delivery status, and supporting invoicing and payment follow-up according to customer-specific requirements and established procedures.Maintain piece price tracking records using approved pricing information and work with Controlling to identify and resolve record discrepancies.Gather data from FACTS, Fusion File, and other reporting sources to prepare basic component allocation status summaries for review by experienced team members.Build foundational knowledge of the assigned Tier 1 customer’s business, organization, products, and commercial priorities, along with the AN portfolio; document customer requirements and support the team in preparing relevant product and cross-business-unit technology information.
