Accessory 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, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

This is an exciting time, as Ford Motor Company focuses on growing Accessory Sales by partnering with our Dealers! The Accessory Sales Manager will report to the East Market Area Sales & Marketing Manager. This position will be matrixed to Vehicle Personalization/Accessories National Sales and Distribution Manager (General Office). We are looking for an individual who will exhibit passion and enthusiasm for Accessories and vehicle customization, combined with strong sales capability and understanding of Ford Dealer Operations, to ultimately DRIVE FOR RESULTS.

You'll have…

• Bachelor's Degree
• 7+ years Dealer-facing operations and/or retail experience (i.e., Field Ops, Sales and Service, CX, etc.) required
• Understanding and applying the synergy between process and people at retail to create BIC dealer experience for both dealer employees and their customers
• Strong people skills to build a network of company employee advocates from current Dealer-facing organizations (e.g., Sales, Field Ops, FCSD, Ownership, etc.)
• Demonstrated examples of advocacy and empathy
• Must care deeply and passionately about the company and its culture, learning and development, inclusion, the customer experience, and its products
• Experience in influencing key partners at all levels to collaborate on shared objectives
• Champion lean practices and Ford OS behaviors:
  Be eager to learn and incorporate these into your daily work
• Promotes an inclusive environment and embodies our FordOS behaviors
• Project management experience, including multiple, complex projects simultaneously
• Strong organization, interpersonal, analytical and communication skills
• Extraordinary teamwork, collaborative skills and superior customer service mindset
• Ability to work independently, under time and workload constraints and prioritize effectively
• Ability to travel domestically. Expected travel 80%.

Even better, you may have…

• Prior experience working with an organization to deliver change strongly preferred
• Automotive retail business acumen and intimate working knowledge of dealership operations, business practices, and operating structure preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in working with Ford Dealers to successfully implement company initiatives and deliver results. Leverage critical strategic thinking skills to develop an executable strategic vision around dealer culture improvement.

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 change maker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above?

No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

This position is a leadership level 6.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

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