Amit Saini

About Amit Saini

Over 19 years of experience in automotive product design, development and program…

Experience

1. Global Sales Director

   FORVIA HELLA

   Feb 2022 — Present

   Currently managing over $1.1 billion global business account for General Motors (GM) exterior/Interior lighting. Main responsibilities include: • Plan and execute strategic global business acquisitions to meet order intake targets • Direct commercial negotiations starting from RFQ, during development and post SOP Engineering changes • Act as single point of contact to GM Purchasing leadership for daily tasks and escalations • Initiator of strategic initiative for HELLA and GM – New technology, Resin buy program, VEVA etc. • Manage commercial claims due to business conditions change – Volume drop, material price increase etc. • Act as ambassador to GM and HELLA leadership and sell synergic business ideas • Manage and mentor three account managers in region to drive growth and Customer relationship building • Drive sales excellence initiative for profitability through effective quoting and cost management

Education

• Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business

  MBA, MBA

  2011 — 2013

• Wayne State University

  MS, Mechanical Engineering

  2000 — 2002

• Maharshi Dayanand University

  Bachelor of engineering,B.E., Mechanical Engineering

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Financial Modeling
• Project Management
• Product Management
• Management
• Distressed M&a
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Capital Budgeting
• Cultural Diversity
• M&a Modeling
• Value Stream Mapping
• Enterprise Valuation
• Corporate Strategy Formulation
• Vendor Management
• Program Management
• Operations Management
• Corporate Finance
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing
• Abc Costing
• Brand Management
• Product Development