Sales Manager

Trillium Staffing is now seeking an automotive Sales Manager for direct-hire inPlymouth, MI!

Salary: $95,000–$125,000 annually

We’re looking for an experienced Sales Manager to grow automotive business, strengthen customer relationships, and identify new opportunities with existing and prospective customers.

This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys working directly with automotive OEM and Tier 1/Tier 2 customers, negotiating business, developing sales strategies, and bringing teams together to win profitable new programs.

You’ll work closely with customers and cross-functional teams across North America, Japan, and other global locations to develop new business, support product launches, and drive long-term growth.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain strong relationships with automotive customers and serve as a key point of contact.
• Identify new business opportunities and develop strategies to grow existing accounts.
• Manage customer quotes, contracts, pricing, and new business opportunities from initial inquiry through award and launch.
• Negotiate pricing, cost reductions, payment terms, and other commercial agreements.
• Analyze program profitability, budgets, and return on investment to support profitable growth.
• Develop and monitor annual sales goals and mid-term business plans.
• Lead customer meetings, presentations, business reviews, and regular account visits.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, logistics, purchasing, finance, and other teams to meet customer requirements.
• Support successful launches of new products and programs.
• Address customer concerns related to quality, delivery, pricing, and other business issues.
• Manage customer portals, quotations, tooling information, and required documentation.
• Coordinate new business approvals and communicate awards and program updates with global teams.
• Gather market and customer intelligence to support pricing, costing, and business development strategies.
• Collaborate with teams in the U.S., Mexico, Japan, and other global locations to deliver customer and business objectives.
• Support business development activities with Japanese automotive OEMs.
• Take on special projects and other responsibilities as needed.

Why Join This Team

This is an opportunity to play a key role in growing automotive business and shaping future customer partnerships. You’ll gain exposure to major automotive customers, global teams, new product launches, negotiations, and strategic business planning while helping drive long-term growth.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in sales, account management, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience working with automotive OEM, Tier 1, or Tier 2 customers.
• Experience with customer quotations, contracts, pricing, and negotiations.
• Strong business development and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and work effectively across multiple organizations and cultures.
• Familiarity with Japanese business culture; English/Japanese bilingual skills strongly preferred.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Valid driver’s license and flexibility to work outside standard hours when business needs require it.

Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.