Sales Zone Manager- Chicago

Ford • Deer Creek, IL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This role will be a key player in driving sales growth through data-driven insights and business operations consulting. You will leverage your marketing, sales, and service expertise to create innovative solutions that enhance sales and build customer loyalty. Our Marketing, Sales & Service organization advances Ford’s reputation as a visionary vehicle and mobility services company and helps deliver a trusted customer experience. Use your marketing, sales, and service expertise to turn data-driven insights into innovative solutions that enhance sales and customer loyalty. Join us and be the eyes, ears, and voice of Ford.

What you’ll be able to do:

Marketing, Sales & Service Field organization plays a critical role in shaping Ford’s future. As a Sales Zone Manager, you will leverage data analysis and trend identification to make recommendations that directly impact business decisions and enhance the customer experience. You will work closely with dealers, ensuring optimal product allocation and maximizing customer lifetime value. We embrace an audience-first approach, driving customer loyalty, vehicle repurchase, and increased sales across vehicles, parts, accessories, and services. You'll be the voice of Ford in the field, connecting directly with dealers.

As a Sales Zone Manager, you will join a team that provides automotive retailers:
Deliver Ford monthly regional wholesale/MAP sales, share, and focus audience
Ford Commitment Program
Electric Vehicle Compliance
Integrated Services
Ford Blue Advantage
Sales NPS
Regional GTM Execution
Tier 1-3 Marketing Alignment
This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on Ford's success while accelerating your own professional growth. You will:
Develop strong consultative skills by working directly with dealers to address their challenges and find effective solutions.
Enhance your teamwork and collaboration skills by working within a supportive team environment.
Expand your professional network and explore career advancement opportunities across the Ford/Lincoln organization.
Be provided with all the necessary resources, including a dedicated dealer portfolio, data and analytics tools, and a company car (depending on your initial assignment).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business (Marketing, Management, Economics, Finance, Communications, or related field)
• 0-3 years of relevant professional experience
• Must be willing and able to relocate, both now and in the future
• Travel Commitment: (up to 4+ days/week, up to a four-hour drive radius, 100+ miles, potential overnight stays) (i.e. Tues-Fri, and air travel as needed)
• Valid Driver's License: Must possess a valid and unrestricted driver's license
• Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Enthusiasm for and significant interest in the automotive industry
• Strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration within a unified organizational structure (ONE Ford)
• Demonstrated ability to contribute diverse viewpoints and approaches to problem-solving
• Proven ability to think creatively and generate innovative solutions

Responsibilities

• Leverage data analysis and trend identification to make recommendations that directly impact business decisions and enhance the customer experience.
• Work closely with dealers, ensuring optimal product allocation and maximizing customer lifetime value.
• Drive customer loyalty, vehicle repurchase, and increased sales across vehicles, parts, accessories, and services.
• Deliver Ford monthly regional wholesale/MAP sales, share, and focus audience.
• Manage Ford Commitment Program.
• Oversee Electric Vehicle Compliance.
• Implement Integrated Services.
• Support Ford Blue Advantage.
• Monitor Sales NPS.
• Execute Regional GTM Strategy.
• Align Tier 1-3 Marketing.
• Develop strong consultative skills by working directly with dealers to address their challenges and find effective solutions.
• Enhance teamwork and collaboration skills by working within a supportive team environment.
• Expand professional network and explore career advancement opportunities across the Ford/Lincoln organization.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

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