Sales Manager

Bridgestone is now looking for a 

Key Account Manager or Sales Manager

based in Finland.

The Key Account Manager / Sales Manager is responsible for

• Leading and coaching the consumer tire sales team
• Execute the Bridgestone strategy for consumer tires in Finland
• Actively work with the largest customers, among others FirstStop network and large car dealer groups and expand relations and business with these
• Actively seeking profitable new business opportunities with new and existing customers
• the direct sales process, aiming at meeting and/or exceeding sales targets
• serving as a liaison between clients and company departments
• ensuring efficient cooperation between the Finnish organization and the regional office in Frankfurt
• Ensuring and providing excellent customer service and ensuring that corrective actions are taken where appropriate
• project management locally
• attending trade shows, promotional and hospitality events as and when required

The role and responsibilities will be determined based on the experience of the selected person.

Experience & expertise

Key Account Manager / Sales Manager possess strong experience in sales, very detailed product knowledge and high-level technical competence as well as thorough knowledge of client's business. Also, s/he has very good numerical understanding. Experience in SAP is considered a plus. Good to very good knowledge of MS Tools, especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint. S/he is interested and experienced in digitalization in sales.

Personality & abilities

• Very good analytical skills and fast comprehension for complex processes
• Dynamic, independent, responsible and goal-oriented way of working
• Strong communication skills, commercial & social skills
• Good negotiator
• Solution oriented and Profit focused
• Customer minded & Service-oriented
• Proactive & High level of initiative
• Resilient and flexible

Education

• Sales / Business / Technical

Language skills

• Fluent written and spoken Finnish and English is mandatory

What we offer

We offer an interesting position in a global leader in the tire industry, an international atmosphere and the opportunity to be part of our successful European team.

We are passionate about our people and want to offer them the opportunity to develop and grow.

You never stop learning. You will have the possibility to develop yourself via our internal management training as well as Learning Management System that is also connected to LinkedIn Learning.

You will have the opportunity to work with leading technologies and innovative products.

You will work in a healthy and safe environment, as safety is a key priority area in Bridgestone.

Very good onboarding with needed training to give a good start in this position. Onboarding may include a period abroad.

The role is indeed a great opportunity for a result-driven and customer-centric salesperson with technical capability and enthusiasm to translate customer needs to opportunities with the experienced team. The office is in Suutarila, Helsinki, but the job is conducted flexibly, in a hybrid way.

Interested?

Please send your application and CV in English together with your salary request via the application button as soon as possible, but at the latest on 11th of August 2024. For further details, please contact MPS Consultant Jenni Luoma by phone +358 20 746 9462 on July 31st at 12-13 (EEST) or on August 8th at 14-15 (EEST).

DISCLAIMER

Diversity and inclusion are a central part of Bridgestone EMEA’s values at the highest level. This is key for our people to show a passion for excellence for improving society connected to the world in which we live. Our commitment to diversity, is linked to our founders mission of ‘Serving Society with Superior Quality’, which is essential in shaping and creating the organization, serving all people, respectfully, connected to our business. We recognize that everyone is different and that attracting, developing and retaining our employees will create a sustainable working environment which is essential to our success. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate in particular on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.