Sales Manager - Automotive Business (Automotive)

Location: Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of

Company

hirify.global develops engineered sensing and control solutions for automotive and other industrial applications.

What you will do

• Develop and execute the Korea commercial strategy, including account, segment, and product growth plans.
• Own revenue growth, new business development, market share, pricing, profitability, and pipeline priorities.
• Lead, coach, and develop four Global Account Managers through objectives, accountability, capability-building, and succession planning.
• Manage strategic relationships with Korean automotive OEM and Tier 1 customers across purchasing, engineering, quality, operations, and executive leadership.
• Lead customer engagements, negotiations, quotations, business cases, forecasts, and internal approvals for strategic opportunities.
• Coordinate Sales, Marketing, Application Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain across Asia, Europe, and North America.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Ability to lead, coach, develop, and hold team members accountable for goals and standards.
• Strong communication, presentation, organization, planning, time-management, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Strong ethical values and professional integrity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Fluent Korean and strong business English required for influencing customers, global colleagues, and senior management.
• More than 15 years of relevant professional experience preferred, including substantial progressive commercial experience in the automotive industry.
• Experience with an automotive OEM, Tier 1, or Tier 2 supplier, including revenue growth, market-share expansion, customer acquisition, and complex business negotiations.
• Knowledge of Korean automotive OEM and Tier 1 commercial practices, decision-making processes, and stakeholder networks.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing sales professionals through clear objectives and accountability.
• Experience with automotive sensors or engineered, application-specific electrical, electronic, or thermal-management products.
• Experience in a global matrix organization and balancing Korean customer priorities with regional and global objectives.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• MBA or another relevant advanced degree.
• Experience integrating sales and marketing responsibilities or leading a combined commercial organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a collaborative, customer-focused, high-performance environment.
• Work across functions, countries, and cultures with an emphasis on mutual respect and open communication.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required to support customers, the sales team, and global account coordination.