Johnson Electric

Key Account Manager

Turkey, Izmir Full time

Come Innovate Motion with Us

Are you ready to drive innovation and build lasting partnerships in a dynamic international environment? Join Johnson Electric as a Key Account Manager for Turkey and the Middle East, and become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and customer success. You’ll manage key relationships, uncover new business opportunities, and contribute to cutting-edge projects that span industries. With a clear career path and a supportive global network, this is your chance to grow professionally while making a lasting impact. Opportunity based in Istanbul or Izmir.

Your responsibilities will be to:

  • Develop long-term alliances with key clients and build strong relationships with customers' decision-makers

  • Increase market penetration and exploit new opportunities for single-component applications and subsystems

  • Drive customer satisfaction to the highest degree, considering business circumstances

  • Formulate and execute all sales and commercial activities for Turkey and Middle East

  • Drive new business acquisition and ensure rapid deal closure

  • Identify and develop new leads, converting them into projects aligned with the product business unit

  • Oversee budgeting, re-pricing strategies, and forecasting activities

  • Optimize profitable revenue growth across the existing customer base

  • Handle administrative responsibilities, including supply and supplemental contracts, logistics, and related documentation

  • Identify, together with Business Units, the most appropriate solution in terms of technology, profitability, competitiveness, and sustainability for the customer base

  • Represent customer needs internally and align them with Johnson Electric’s strategy and product roadmap

  • Travel extensively (50–60%) to maintain close contact with customers and partners

Our requirements:

  • Degree in Engineering, with an Electromechanical or Electrical background

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position

  • Profound market knowledge in the field of actuators and a good network in Turkey

  • Highly self-organized, motivated, and resilient personality

  • Strong hunter mentality, excellent communicator and energetic team player

  • Fluent in Turkish and English

  • Ability to collaborate effectively with people in different functions

  • Entrepreneurial and out-of-the-box thinking

  • Proactive and organized person with high communication and problem-solving skills

What we offer:

  • Exciting, highly dynamic, and international work environment

  • Active participation in highly challenging projects

  • Regular development opportunities and structured career path

  • Company car for regular travel to customers and Johnson Electric facilities

  • Flexible work from home-office

Come join our global, inclusive & diverse team


Our purpose is to improve the quality of life of everyone we touch through our innovative motion systems. We are a truly global team bound together by our shared values. Our culture is built on the diversity, knowledge, skills, creativity, and talents that each employee brings to the company. Our people are our company’s most valuable asset. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where employees of different backgrounds feel valued and respected, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity or religious background. We are committed to inspiring our employees to grow, act with ownership and find fulfilment and meaning in the work they do.