About Daniel
I help manufacturing and industrial companies grow customer accounts, evaluate new markets, coordinate RFQs, and manage technical-commercial communication across international teams.
My background includes managing global OEM programs representing approximately $500M in annual revenue and contributing to more than $2B in business growth through new program acquisition, platform expansion, capacity increases, and international market development.
I work at the intersection of customers, sales, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, purchasing, finance, and operations. This allows me to translate technical and operational requirements into clear commercial actions, structured proposals, and practical growth opportunities.
I can support projects involving:
- Business development and market expansion
- Technical sales and commercial strategy
- RFQ and quotation coordination
- Pricing, business cases, and negotiations
- Customer and competitor research
- Account growth and stakeholder management
- Cross-functional project coordination
- German-English customer communication
- Mexico market entry and local business research
Based in Mexico with a German background, I am particularly well positioned to support European companies entering or expanding in Mexico, as well as Mexican manufacturers developing business with German- and English-speaking customers.
My working style is structured, commercially focused, and collaborative. I bring engineering understanding, manufacturing experience, and customer-facing ownership to every project.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- IndepedentTechnical Sales & Market Development ConsultantSeptember 2024 - Today (1 year and 11 months)Aguascalientes, Mexico
- Supporting manufacturing and industrial companies with market research, RFQ coordination, account development, and commercial project support.
- Developing freelance services focused on Germany–Mexico business development and international customer communication.
- Relocated to Mexico and expanded regional market knowledge while improving Spanish.
- Magna InternationalAccount Manager – Global Automotive ProgramsAUTOMOBILEOctober 2020 - September 2024 (3 years and 11 months)Untergruppenbach, BW, Germany
- Managed commercial activities for global automotive OEM programs representing approximately $500M in annual revenue across Europe, China, and South America.
- Served as the primary interface for customer purchasing, engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and management stakeholders.
- Coordinated RFQs, commercial proposals, pricing strategies, costing inputs, business cases, and contract negotiations for new programs and customer-driven changes.
- Managed pricing, repricing, claims, recoveries, margin topics, engineering changes, delivery issues, and ongoing commercial actions throughout the program lifecycle.
- Led cross-functional coordination across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, purchasing, finance, operations, and program management.
- Supported manufacturing feasibility, capacity planning, production expansion, and commercial impact assessments across international production sites.
- Prepared forecasts, customer updates, management reports, financial analyses, and business cases to support strategic and operational decisions.
- Identified account growth opportunities and contributed to more than $2B in business growth through new program acquisition, platform expansion, capacity increases, and international market development.
- Translated technical and operational customer requirements into commercially viable and manufacturable solutions.
- Maintained long-term customer relationships, resolved escalations, and ensured structured follow-up of risks, actions, deadlines, and open commercial topic
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Education
- Bachelor of Engineering - BEBaden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Stuttgart2020- Completed a dual engineering and business degree combining academic studies with practical assignments at Magna Powertrain. - Gained hands-on experience through rotations in Production, Supply Chain, Procurement, Project Management, and Sales. - Developed a strong foundation in technical sales, manufacturing operations, commercial analysis, and cross-functional coordination. - Completed an international assignment at Magna Powertrain Italy supporting supplier constraint management. - Worked on practical business and engineering topics in an international automotive manufacturing environment.