Area Sales Manager - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Area Sales Manager - Baton Rouge, LouisianaAre you a Sales Connoisseur? Do you enjoy shaking hands and sealing the deal? If you are an entrepreneurial minded sales professional with the passion to seek and climb sales generating peaks, Capital One Auto Finance's (COAF) Area Sales Manager role is for you! As an Area Sales Manager, you will develop partnerships at auto dealerships to gain new and existing business. At your fingertip, you have a wide array of direct marketing tools to assist you in providing the story of the products COAF can offer. You anticipate the needs of the dealership and provide compelling COAF products to meet their client's needs. And finally, once commitment for ongoing business in made, you collaborate with the dealership to communicate funding delays and assist dealership and COAF completion of pending contracts.A collaborative, highly empathetic team member who actively listens to stakeholder needs, applies emotional intelligence to build trust and drive business decisions grounded in customer impact.This role is designated as a hybrid position. You are expected to adhere to Capital One's hybrid policy regarding required on-site presence at your designated office location.General Responsibilities:Generate meaningful relationships with dealerships within assigned territory and provide sales calls to those assigned auto dealerships.Develop a business plan for your territory that defines your sales strategy and approach.Extensive planning and preparing data and information to sell the story on sales calls, making them more productive and meaningful.Collaborate with the dealership and COAF to pro-actively problem solve current or future challenges.Prompt completion of administrative and team tasks, such as conference calls and expense reports.Basic Qualifications:High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent CertificationAt least 1 year of Financial Services Experience or Business to Business Sales.Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor's degree.2+ years credit underwriting experience in the indirect lending, auto finance industryPrevious experience analyzing, reporting on and setting goals based on performance metrics2+ years of outside sales experience.Strong strategic, conceptual, and analytical abilities excellent verbal and written communication skillsDemonstrated skills in communication, negotiation, organization, and people managementCapital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at View phone number on click.appcast.io or via email at View email address on click.appcast.io. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.