Company Overview
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.
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Position Summary
The geographical territory this role is responsible for is: Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado.
Responsibilities
Personnel Administration
- Interview and hire teammates for service and field positions.
- Train new teammates on mileage processes, removal codes for scrap and retreading, account management per Contract Terms and Yearly Physical Inventories, and tire-related technical requirements.
- Manage personnel at multiple locations, including maintenance of schedules, productivity, and shift coverage at each account.
- Act as the liaison between corporate office and hourly teammates, communicating impactful updates and support issue resolution.
- Ensure hourly teammates comply with requirements of transit and Bridgestone policy.
- Oversee proper payroll logging, reviews and submittals.
Operations
- Manage all aspects of tire operations to ensure maximum miles per tire.
- Perform Fleet Analyzer reports for performance of fleet.
- Partner with Sales Engineering on tire removal to ensure quality and consistency of technical recommendations and customer correspondence.
- Maintain servicing tire dealer relationship with to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Confirm customer adheres to contractual obligations identified in the Mileage Sales Agreement.
- Communicate with management on necessary aspects of territory and field reports.
- Effective travel management.
- Ensure Bridgestone is compliant on all aspects of government contracts. This includes, but is not limited to, the performance and quality of service, product quality and supply and credit and billing compliance.
- Coordinate with fleets and dealers when customers have roadside emergencies.
- Maintain activity in Salesforce.
Solutions Deployment
- Coordinate the deployment of Solutions to new customers within and outside of the current Mileage Sales book of business.
- Provide virtual and in-person support during the initial phase installation of products.
- Assist the selling teams, internal and dealer networks, with planning of Solutions setup and installs.
- Provide expertise to customers as they establish various Solutions within their fleet and engage with new product offerings.
Selling
- Analyze and make recommendations to customers based on individual needs for both service and product issues, including essential products, inventory levels, and necessary amount of service personnel and equipment.
- Utilize the existing customer base to sell and deploy selected Solutions Products in addition to the current Mileage Sales portfolio.
- Identify and call on prospective new accounts in various industries including, but not limited to bus, auto-hauler, truck, taxi, and truck.
- Maintain and build positive working relationships with existing customers and recommend additional service sales.
- Annual Cost Analysis review with customer to establish value of lease program and explain rate changes. Negotiate renewal contracts for current customers based on rates approved by Mileage management.
Collections and Account Management
- Collect past due amounts for mileage, scrap, and sold tires as billed.
- Obtain and report customer mileage monthly.
- Collect any un-depreciated assets for closed accounts, as necessary.
- Manage transfer of assets from one account to another.
- Maintain communication and updates between departments and customer.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Ability to travel as needed to conduct physical inventory management and shop/fleet inspections including tire work
- Valid Drivers License
- Experience working and managing remotely
- Understands providing a culture of Safety and Compliance
- Industry specific experience – tire knowledge
- Proficient computer skills – MS Office, timekeeping systems
- Sales experience
- Strong customer service mindset and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Able to make decisions and work independently
- Ability to analyze data and reports
- Understanding of contract and government compliance
- P&L knowledge/experience
At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be
We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self 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. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.
What we offer
At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:
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.
Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Employment Eligibility
If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.
Bridgestone se enorgullece de ser un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades de empleo/acción afirmativa. Es nuestra política considerar para el empleo a todas las personas independientemente de la edad, el color, la nacionalidad, el estado de ciudadanía, la discapacidad física o mental, la raza, la religión, el género, el sexo, la orientación sexual, la identidad o expresión de género, la información genética, el estado de veterano o cualquier otra característica protegida por las leyes federales, estatales o locales.
Elegibilidad laboral
Si se te contrata, se debe completar un Formulario I-9 de verificación de elegibilidad para el empleo al inicio del empleo. La autorización de trabajo temporal o la necesidad de patrocinio pueden descalificarte para el empleo.
