[Hiring] Area Sales Manager @Bridgestone Americas

Role Description

The Area Sales Manager will grow sales and provide consistent product, program and marketing support to current and new customers in an assigned area. This teammate will provide a forecast, review key performance metrics in their area, identify local trends and industry trends and pursue opportunities for growth both with our current customer base and new customers.

• Proactively identifying, qualifying, closing and growing new accounts
• Stewarding and expanding existing Bridgestone business
• Developing and delivering product demonstrations, marketing opportunities & program support
• Forecasting product needs
• Exercising strong enterprise decision making, finding creative ways to support the customer while increasing profitability for Bridgestone
• Serving the customer with excellence through relationships

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 2+ years of sales experience, successfully closing new business while growing and renewing existing customer base
• Maintain an innovative attitude while creating strategies for existing customer growth and new lead generation
• Ability to understand your customer, develop strategies for success, execute your strategy, and monitor success
• Be flexible enough to evolve as needed for sustainable growth
• Must be able to conduct high level conversations with decision makers
• Display personal integrity that allows you to rise above your competition
• Manage your area with honesty, servanthood, excellence, discipline and accountability

Requirements

• Some knowledge of the tire industry and competitive products
• Some experience in the retail tire business, customer facing preferred

Benefits

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being
• An effective and inclusive team