Regional Sales Manager - Commercial

Date: Sep 16, 2024

Location: Nashville, TN, US, 37211

Company: TBC Corporation

Company Overview

With $5 billion in revenue and 3,800+ employees in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, TBC Corporation is a leader in the mobility industry and one of North America’s largest marketers of automotive replacement tires through wholesale and franchise operations. TBC serves wholesale customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico through TBC Brands, NTW, TBC International, and TBC de Mexico. Additionally, TBC responds to the needs of consumers in search of total car care at more than 2,000 franchised tire and automotive service centers under the Big O Tires® and Midas®. TBC is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico. TBC has 20 proprietary brands of tires specializing in passenger, commercial, farm and specialty tires. In 2005, TBC Corp. was purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA). SCOA is the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan’s major integrated trading and investment business enterprises. In 2018 Michelin, the largest tire manufacturer in Europe, invested in the company which is now a 50:50, privately held joint venture between Sumitomo and Michelin.

Our values are the foundation of our work, how we interact with each other, and the strategies we employ to fulfill our purpose. These are the practices we use every day – in everything we do:

  • Integrity - We act honestly because nothing is more important than our reputation.
  • Teamwork - We are better together.
  • People-Focused - We put people first – our Associates, customers, franchisees, and partners – and cultivate a respectful, collaborative, and inclusive culture, top to bottom, inside and out.
  • Accountability - We own our actions and decisions; we do what we say we are going to do.
  • Leave Everything Better - We innovate to improve everything we touch, and we take actions now to protect the future.      

Description

This position will be responsible for the sale of commercial tires and related products to Servicing Commercial Dealers/Tire Distributors/Commercial Fleets and End Users.

Job Responsibilities

  • Maintain, build and manage all tire segments is assigned markets, including Wholesale, Retail and commercial tires via current customer growth, new account outside sales and market penetration.
  •  Meets established sales goals and quotas;
  • Advise and provide assistance to dealers and distributors concerning sales, promotional techniques;
  • Conduct product meetings and sales presentations for current and prospective customers;
  • Solicit orders within assigned territory by calling on (by phone and in person) current and prospective customers;
  • Accompany dealer personnel on sales calls to promote product awareness and increase sales;
  •  Provide price quotes, credit terms and promotions for orders;
  • Travel within the assigned Territory: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky

Additional Job Responsibilities

  • Analyzes sales statistics to assist dealers in promoting sales;
  • Review market analyses to determine customer needs, volume potential, price schedules and discount rates;
  • Develop sales campaigns and executes marketing plans and programs, represent Company at trade association shows to ensure profitability, growth and expansion of product to meet required goals;
  • Assist in establishing marketing goals and recommend changes in marketing programs to ensure maintenance and growth of market share, flexibility to meet changing markets and profitability of product;
  • Complete weekly, monthly and quarterly reports as directed by VP Sales and Marketing;
  • Monitor and analyze competitor's products and programs to ensure competitiveness of our product and capitalize on market opportunities;
  • Additional duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree and/or 3 – 7 years related work experience preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience.                            
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.                       
  • Ability to do basic math including percentages, area and volume.               
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
  • The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

  • Market competitive compensation
  • 401(k) and Roth with company match. Immediate 100% vesting
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision
  • Company paid short term disability and employer subsidized long term disability
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Discounted tire purchasing
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee assistance program
  • Generous paid vacation and paid time off
  • Customizable voluntary benefits
  • and More!!!

Mission Critical Competencies

TBC seeks team members who excel in demonstrating our critical competencies to drive organizational capability. In this spirit we view the following as mission critical for this role:

  • Strategic Mindset: seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
  • Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
  • Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
  • Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
  • Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
  • Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
  • Ensures Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
  • Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
  • Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
  • Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
  • Change Management: effective Sponsorship, Change Agent and influencing skills. Adaptive, agile, flexible, open minded. Proven ability to build cross-functional commitment, lead, simplify and scale complex dynamic organizations through transformational change.


Nearest Major Market: Nashville

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