Area Sales Manager

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

• →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

• 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.
• You 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

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

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they feel safe bringing their chosen version of themselves to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

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