Strategic Account Manager - Automotive Adhesives

Location: Europe Remote; Germany, Portugal, Italy, or France

Company

hirify.global develops adhesives, coatings, and sealants for customers across more than 30 market segments and over 140 countries.

What you will do

• Develop and execute strategic account plans for automotive OEM and Tier supplier accounts.
• Drive profitable sales growth and achieve revenue, volume, and margin objectives.
• Build relationships with purchasing, engineering, product development, manufacturing, and quality stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for adhesive solutions in automotive exterior applications, including lighting systems, trims, plastic components, tailgates, emblems, and sensors.
• Support product qualification, customer trials, launches, and commercialization with Technical Service, R&D, and Product Management.
• Lead value-based negotiations, manage Salesforce opportunity data, and monitor market and technology developments.

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Business, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in B2B sales, business development, or account management.
• Experience working with automotive OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers and managing technical sales and product qualification cycles.
• Knowledge of automotive manufacturing, product development, quality, and qualification requirements.
• Willingness to travel extensively within Europe and a valid driver’s license.
• Authorization to work in the country of employment and fluency in English are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with adhesives, sealants, tapes, specialty chemicals, plastics, coatings, or related automotive materials.
• Experience working in a matrix organization with R&D, Technical Service, Operations, and Supply Chain.
• German, French, Italian, or another European language.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with cross-functional cooperation across technical, commercial, and operational teams.
• Opportunity to work with automotive customers across European markets.
• Extensive travel within Europe is part of the role.