Earthmover Product Manager

Bridgestone Americas • Oklahoma City, TX

12d • Remote

About The Position

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM) and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA) 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. We’re currently looking for an Earthmover Product Manager on our OTR (Off the Road) team. This is a remote work-based position that must live in the territory. The OTR Earthmover Product Manager (EPM), will perform sales and support of off-the-road tires to dealers and users in the assigned market. This individual will manage existing dealer and end-user accounts while actively pursuing new business. Our ideal candidate must reside in Texas or Oklahoma, preferably in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree with 4 years of commercial sales experience OR a minimum of 8 years of related work experience.
• Must reside in Texas or Oklahoma, preferably in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Responsibilities

• Face-to-face selling to new channel partners/distributors and cross/up/repeat sales to existing channel partners/distributors in Texas and Oklahoma.
• Maintaining and expanding existing relationships with organizations distributing products, services and/or solutions
• Developing and delivering product demonstrations, sales bids and presentations to channel partners/distributors and may also train channel partner/distributor sales personnel in product use and sales techniques
• Managing the relationship with the channel partners/distributors.
• Maintain proper tire forecasting for end-users
• Support Strategic Account Managers to drive sales within our National Account group
• Manage OTR National Accounts headquartered in territory not managed by a Strategic Account Manager
• Perform fleet surveys, site studies, GPS studies, and provide site recommendations
• Conduct out of service tire inspections
• Support OTR Mobility Solutions (telematics) initiatives
• Manage OTR tire pricing within authority level to promote success of the business unit budget
• Reviewing and reporting on customer retention, business opportunity and market trends

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.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

What This Job Offers

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