Country Sales Manager

Kia Corporation • Doral, FL

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About The Position

The Country Sales Manager executes commercial strategy and sales operations across assigned countries in Central and South America. The role is responsible for achieving revenue and market-share targets while managing country-level targets, subsidy support, distributor relationships, and strategic initiatives. It strengthens execution and operational excellence to deliver profitable, sustainable business growth in alignment with regional objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Marketing, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in automotive sales, distribution, or a retail dealership environment.
• Minimum 2 years of experience managing multiple markets or large territories, including P&L responsibility.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in distributor management and channel partnerships.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in automotive sales, distribution, or a retail dealership environment within Central and South American markets.
• Experience managing multiple markets or large territories, including P&L responsibility, across Central and South America.

Responsibilities

• Execute commercial strategy for assigned countries to achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets and market-share objectives.
• Monitor, evaluate, and develop distributor performance against KPIs, including sales, orders, inventory aging, and payment status, and ensure compliance with Kia standards.
• Manage distributor relationships and support, including pricing negotiations, promotional calendars, model-mix recommendations, and inventory allocation.
• Analyze market dynamics, competitive activity, and customer trends to identify opportunities and risks, and recommend strategic adjustments to the Team Head and Management.
• Develop and implement country-level action plans for sales initiatives, new-model launches, promotional activities, and market expansion.
• Collaborate with Kia CSA teams and Kia HQ on market planning, forecasting, and alignment of country priorities with regional and global strategies.
• Report country performance to the Head of Sales and Top Management, providing analysis, forecasts, and recommendations for strategy refinement.
• Support CSA teams with operational information, market insights, and strategy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level