Fawn Industries Hiring for Technical Sales Engineer/Account Manager Full Time

Responsibility: Develops new business in a technical sales role by consulting on product design (DFM) and tool design, obtains RFQ and submits and negotiates proposals, manages awarded programs to achieve program objectives with respect to cost and timing, coordinates a team to successfully launch new programs, simultaneously tracks multiple products/programs with several customers; general account management and forecasting with several customers.

Location: Ideal candidates reside in the Metro Detroit Area; work remotely.

Travel: Frequent visits to new and current customers interfacing with purchasing and product engineering staff who are located in MI, with occasional international travel visiting customer plants, or our Mexico manufacturing location or participating in tool builds/trials.

Knowledge and Experience: Ideal candidates have several years of product and/or tooling engineering responsibility, and/or technical sales representative with successful track record for profitable revenue growth, and/or successful program management responsibility; preferably with a company specializing in plastics injection molding, two shot molding, insert molding, decorating, and assembly. Knowledge of the automotive industry, resin selection, tool design, DFM/feasibility, understands product 2D drawings (dimensions/tolerances (GD&T) and specifications, APQP & PPAP process, cost estimating, capacity planning, and process engineering are beneficial.

Education: BS Degree (in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering preferred), a Master’s degree in Engineering or Business is a plus.

Attributes/Skills: Computer (Microsoft Office/Teams, Project and CAD), strong organizational and communication skills, highly motivated and results oriented, outgoing personality to develop and build relationships, effectively multi-task, lead generation/cold calls and trade shows to market the company, strong problem solving and decision making, excellent customer service a must, bilingual is a plus (Spanish, German, Chinese, or Japanese).

• Compensation: Base salary is commensurate with experience, education and skills ,plus commission, benefits, matching 401(k) plan, and company car or car allowance.