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This employee will work as a primary contact for assigned accounts, including engineering, purchasing, quality, manufacturing and other areas. This employee coordinates involvement of other team members as needed. Responsible for all business development and sales at assigned accounts and achieving significant sales and profit growth to meet or exceed goals set by the Sales Manager while achieving superior supplier ratings.General Responsibilities\nLeads the direct sales process and achieving sales targets\nResponsible for visits to current and potential clients\nLeads the performing of routine account management activities\nSubmits short and long-range sales plans and prepares sales strategies utilizing available marketing programs to reach nominated targets\nEnsures that clients receive high quality customer service Experience / Qualifications\nA university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience\nMust be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands\nStrong communication skills; oral, written and presentation\nStrong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results\nStrong personal and professional ethical values and integrity\nHolds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards\nProficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)\nStrong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers\nSensata Technologies is seeking a customer-focused Key Account Manager - Automotive OEM Sales to drive strategic growth across key Automotive OEM and Tier-1 accounts in India. The role will lead customer engagement from business acquisition through production, managing strategic accounts, developing new business opportunities, driving RFQs, leading commercial negotiations, and building long-term partnerships across ICE, Hybrid, EV, and Connected Vehicle platforms. The individual will serve as the primary commercial interface for customers while supporting revenue growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction.\nWorking closely with global sales, engineering, product management, operations, quality, finance, and supply chain teams, the Key Account Manager will drive business wins, manage account strategies, support successful program launches, and identify growth opportunities in sensing, thermal management, electrification, and vehicle solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience working with Automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, a proven record of business development and account growth, and the ability to build executive-level customer relationships while navigating complex automotive sourcing and vehicle development environments.\nSmarterTogether\nCollaborating at Sensata means working with some of the world’s most talented people in an enriching environment that is constantly pushing towards the next best thing\n\nEmployees work across functions, countries and cultures gaining new perspectives through mutual respect and open communication\n\nAs OneSensata, we are working together to make things work together\n\nClick here to view Sensata Recruitment Privacy Statement\nClick here to view our Sensata Recruitment Privacy Statement for China\nNOTE: If you are a current Sensata employee (or one of our Affiliates), please back out of this application and log into Workday via the Company Intranet to apply directly. 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