Dipl.-Ing. Ajinkya (Aji) Khade

Luxury Car OEM Manager Working on next-gen car platforms in the field of ADAS, IVI, BMS and Radar

-> Global responsibility of a Key Automotive (Top 40) customer inside of NXP -> Develop and execute local as well as global strategies to drive 2x market growth -> Focus on promoting new technologies like UWB, BMS, Secure car access -> Work with Customer Supply Chain Specialists to make sure OEM production plans are met -> Work with Sales teams from China, India and North America to align on support structure for new projects.

-> Responsible for Key Global Accounts with revenue target of close to 50M USD. -> Build CXO level relationships at assigned Accounts to grab higher market share & generate new Design wins by cross-selling. -> Design, deploy and execute winning account strategies by using Strategic instead of Tactical approach. -> Negotiating yearly price contracts and project specific NDA's.

Pre and Post Sales support for Tier 2 Automotive and industrial customers in Central Europe. Close collaboration with the FAE and Marketing team. Promotion of Product features and System solutions. Organize workshops and technical training for customers and Sales partners. Supporting sales team in finding new customers and revenue generation. Active support in Price negotiation.

Worked as a Master thesis student at BSH in New Bern, North Carolina. The main topic of study was "Evolving new standards for Home Appliances Reliability Analysis".

Worked as an Engineering intern at BSH in New Bern, North Carolina in the Technical Services Department. Was responsible for products including refrigerators, cooktops, coffee machines amongst others.

Sales and Marketing of semi-conductor products, Video Search Engine Optimisation and Content Management.

Team Leader for 70 Indian volunteers at the Indo-German Urban Mela (Festival). The main task was to organize the event and marketing & media management.

Solid State Electronics, Project Management, AUTOSAR, Reliability of Mechatronic Systems,