Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager**

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Lead Extended Service Business in the Kansas City and Memphis Regions. Be a subject matter expert in ESB products, F&I sales process and ESB service operations. Lead dealer facing presentations and interact with key individuals in the market to deliver ESB sales objectives.

**This position is a remote role located in Kansas City, MO or Memphis, TN that requires frequent regional travel.**

**In this role, you will be responsible for:**

+ Ford / Lincoln Protect & ESC dealer acquisitions & retentions

+ Make professional product presentations to customers and dealership personnel

+ Be a subject matter expert in ESB including advising dealers on the structure of their business

+ Identify industry trends and take actions to stay ahead of these trends

+ Respond to dealer and customer sales inquiries

+ Support Market Area / Region / Zone ESB business plan implementation

+ Promote the use of available tools to grow ESB market share

+ Coordinate deployment of 3 rd party dealer support resources within territory

+ Work with facing FMCC dealer contact teams to grow ESB market share

+ Gather region & market competitive intelligence as needed

+ Support ESB Sales & Marketing Management Team

+ Deliver ESB product and program updates to regional teams and dealers

+ Complete assignments and Travel Expense Reports on-time

**Youll have:**

+ 10+ years of experience in Marketing, Sales, and Service

+ Bachelors Degree

+ Ford Motor Co. Field & Dealer contact experience

+ Multiple years of knowledge and understanding of dealership operations

+ Ability to manage multiple, often conflicting, priorities

+ Basic understanding of Insurance principles a positive

+ Prior LL6 experience desired but not required

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builderor all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

+ Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

+ Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more

+ Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management lease

+ 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 Years Day

+ Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

This position is a range of salary grades LL6

**Visa Sponsorship is not available for this role**

**Requisition ID** : 45646