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Key Account Manager for the Automotive Industry

Do you understand how automotive manufacturing works, know the decision-makers, and can command respect both on the production floor and in the boardroom? That’s exactly the kind of person we’re looking for—not a salesperson in the traditional sense. We’re looking for a partner for our key customers who will use their experience in the automotive industry to develop long-term relationships, identify new projects, and manage technically challenging orders. Ideally, you’ve already held a role as a Plant Manager, Operations Manager, or a senior position in manufacturing or technical development. Now you want to apply your experience in a way that goes beyond the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant.

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Mladá Boleslav
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What are you gonna do? 

  • Develop relationships with existing customers in the automotive manufacturing industry
  • Map out their organization and seek out new contacts across departments
  • Liaise with production, process, project, and technical managers
  • Seek opportunities for new projects and to expand existing partnerships
  • Prepare quotes and follow up on new business opportunities to secure orders
  • Manage customer expectations during project implementation
  • Handle difficult situations involving changes to the scope, deadlines, or technical issues
  • Coordinate communication between the customer and our development team

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What do we need from you? 

Must-have:
  • At least 5 years of experience in a mid-level or senior position in a manufacturing environment
  • Knowledge of how a manufacturing plant operates and of the processes involved in production ramp-up, change management, or the introduction of new products
  • Experience leading meetings across the organization, from specialists and engineers to management
  • The ability to build long-term professional relationships and develop a network of contacts
  • A knack for business and the ability to recognize when one job can lead to more work
  • The ability to manage complex communication regarding project changes
  • Excellent Czech and conversational English for day-to-day interactions with customers
The following will be an advantage: 
  • A Network of Contacts in the Automotive Industry
  • Experience working with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers
  • Technical Education
  • Experience coordinating external vendors for development, automation, or manufacturing equipment

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Who are we looking for to fill this position? 

  • You've already spent several years in automotive manufacturing and know how a plant works from the inside
  • Do you understand who makes decisions about new projects, investments, or changes in production?
  • You have built a network of contacts and know how to gain the trust of both technical specialists and management
  • We need a partner who knows the ropes and can expand our collaboration to other projects

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Why Choose Us? 

  • This isn't a role based on cold calling. You'll be building relationships with our existing customers.
  • You'll gain insight into interesting technical topics and meet the people who make decisions about them
  • You'll have the opportunity to influence which projects we'll continue to work on with our clients
  • Our development team—which really knows its stuff—will have your back

What are you gonna do? 

  • Develop relationships with existing customers in the automotive manufacturing industry
  • Map out their organization and seek out new contacts across departments
  • Liaise with production, process, project, and technical managers
  • Seek opportunities for new projects and to expand existing partnerships
  • Prepare quotes and follow up on new business opportunities to secure orders
  • Manage customer expectations during project implementation
  • Handle difficult situations involving changes to the scope, deadlines, or technical issues
  • Coordinate communication between the customer and our development team

‍

What do we need from you? 

Must-have:
  • At least 5 years of experience in a mid-level or senior position in a manufacturing environment
  • Knowledge of how a manufacturing plant operates and of the processes involved in production ramp-up, change management, or the introduction of new products
  • Experience leading meetings across the organization, from specialists and engineers to management
  • The ability to build long-term professional relationships and develop a network of contacts
  • A knack for business and the ability to recognize when one job can lead to more work
  • The ability to manage complex communication regarding project changes
  • Excellent Czech and conversational English for day-to-day interactions with customers
The following will be an advantage: 
  • A Network of Contacts in the Automotive Industry
  • Experience working with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers
  • Technical Education
  • Experience coordinating external vendors for development, automation, or manufacturing equipment

‍

Who are we looking for to fill this position? 

  • You've already spent several years in automotive manufacturing and know how a plant works from the inside
  • Do you understand who makes decisions about new projects, investments, or changes in production?
  • You have built a network of contacts and know how to gain the trust of both technical specialists and management
  • We need a partner who knows the ropes and can expand our collaboration to other projects

‍

Why Choose Us? 

  • This isn't a role based on cold calling. You'll be building relationships with our existing customers.
  • You'll gain insight into interesting technical topics and meet the people who make decisions about them
  • You'll have the opportunity to influence which projects we'll continue to work on with our clients
  • Our development team—which really knows its stuff—will have your back

What you can look forward to

I am interested

A little taste of what
awaits you - a typical task

We are currently building a storage system from second-life batteries for a client.We are delivering it turnkey, including the software.

1. Get in touch with the developers, get to know the mechanical part and find out what we need to control, what parameters to monitor or what to display on the UI screen

2. Design the application from A to Z, including security notifications,error conditions...

3. Program the application and be with the project from start to handover.You will participate in testing and client meetings. The application will literally be "your baby".

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Technology in action

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How's it all going to work?

Your reaction to the advert

The most important step is to let us know you are interested in the position. There is no need to be nervous, we need you as much as you need us. Send us your CV and a few details about yourself.

Short telephone conversation

Honza or Anička from our HR department will call you to discuss your interest in the position in more detail. This usually takes up to twenty minutes, allowing both sides to find out where they stand.

Personal meeting

We will meet you right here in our Toy Shop to talk about you and the position you are applying for over coffee. If we sit down, in the second round we will go directly to your future workplace where you will be able to look around and meet your future colleagues.

We will send an offer

We want to tailor our job offer to each candidate. We will take into account your interview requirements and try to add something extra. You can look forward to an individual and clear job offer that only you will receive. No generic email.

Shall we high-five?

Then we'll just have to hope that the offer will be liked and work out the details.

At the interview you will meet

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2014

  • Starting a company
  • We are hiring our first 3 employees
  • We carry out the first development project for ŠKODA AUTO in the area of vehicle development

2015

  • Our development team grows to 20 people
  • We obtain ISO 9001 certification
  • We are starting to look for premises in Mladá Boleslav

2016

  • We are buying a building in Mladá Boleslav
  • We are reconstructing and opening the Hračkárna Development Centre
  • We develop and homologate additional headlights for ŠKODA Motorsport

2017

  • Series production of additional headlights for ŠKODA Motorsport begins
  • We are the exclusive supplier of vehicle lighting tests for ŠKODA AUTO
  • We have 60 employees

2018

  • We are investing 12 million. CZK into our own testing room
  • We cooperate on development with research organizations such as ÚJV Řež, ČVUT, FEL, ZČU
  • We draw subsidies for innovation vouchers and patent development results
  • We become members of HYTEP - Czech Hydrogen Technology Platform

2019

  • We have completed the first ignition of the fuel cell of our H2BASE hydrogen device
  • We obtain ISO27001 certification
  • We have introduced 3 new designs of auxiliary lights
  • We have strengthened our technical equipment with a climate SoSi chamber

2020

  • We are launching our H2BASE hydrogen generator
  • Tomas Tomecek takes part in the Africa Eco Race with our additional headlights
  • We reconstructed our headquarters in Jablonec nad Nisou
  • Investment in own certified workplace for development and testing of H2 applications in Jablonec nad Nisou

2021

  • For the first time in the world, we are powering stages at a music festival with hydrogen - Rock for People
  • We obtain accreditation of our testing laboratory
  • We are becoming part of the hydrogen Tatra project
  • We are launching our Watchdog traction battery monitoring system
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