Area Sales Manager - Los Angeles

Company Description

GO WITH THE TEAM THAT’S SHAPING TOMORROW WITH NEW PRODUCTS EVERY DAY. 

At the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, we know that every career matters. Which is why you should conduct yours on a grand scale. Headquartered in the northwest Chicago suburb of Mount Prospect, we are a $990 million division of Bosch, a multinational engineering and electronics organization and the largest privately held employer in the world.

Guided by the principles of founder Robert Bosch, we offer a setting where social and environmental responsibility are part of our corporate DNA. Always mindful of our impact on the future, we are committed to sustainability, paying it forward, giving back, and lifelong learning. These are but a few of the reasons why our parent company has more than 400,000 associates and a legacy of success spanning 135+ years.

On a daily basis, our global teams are developing new products and using innovation to enhance existing ones.

Offering such industry-leading brands as Bosch®, Dremel®, and RotoZip®, our Mount Prospect location features unparalleled opportunities to promote our corded and cordless power tools, rotary tools, and accessories throughout existing and emerging markets. Collaborating with our engineering team, you’ll have the chance to pitch innovative new product lines and features, marketing channels, media plans, and strategies.

This is your chance to Go big. Go bold. And shape tomorrow’s world today, with the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation!

GO BOSCH, AND EXPERIENCE BIG REWARDS.

Robert Bosch Tool Corporation offers the competitive compensation, career-development resources, and benefits you would expect of a world leader, including health, medical, and financial plans; work/life balance; and flexible work options.

GO BIG. GO BOLD. GO BOSCH.

Job Description

• Meet/exceed monthly and annual sales objectives per assigned territory/accounts.
• Identify new distribution opportunities and expand distribution within assigned accounts
• Promote sales of products and maintain forecasts through the proper use of distribution
• Manage customer complaints; prepare customer returns in accordance with company policy
• Call on potential users and develop user sales/conversations with distribution
• Execute merchandising programs as directed in line with country strategy
• Measure performance of promotional and new product activity with key end users
• Report to management, sales activities and opportunities and other developments in the territory
• Region: Greater Los Angeles Area

Qualifications

• 3+ years B2B Sales experience (within construction, building materials and/or power tools industry)
• Strong negotiating, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with a proven sales track record
• Bachelor's degree in Business or Sales preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint and Excel, (SAP experience is preferred)
• Must reside in the territory for this position (Los Angeles area)

Additional Information

BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives:

• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM (A World In Motion)

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce – EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled.

Thanks to the work of every associate, Bosch has been recognized for award-winning culture by the following organizations:

• Great Place to Work™ Certified, 2024
• Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, 2024
• America’s Best Large Employers, 2024
• America’s Best Employers for Diversity, 2024
• America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women, Newsweek2024
• Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, Newsweek 2024

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only.  Future sponsorship for work authorization is not available.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $80,000 to $100,000. Within the range, individual pay is determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, work experience and job knowledge, complexity of the role, job location, etc.

In addition to your base salary, Bosch offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts (HSA); flexible spending accounts; 401(K) retirement plan with an attractive employer match; wellness programs; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; parental leave, adoption assistance; and reimbursement