Sales Specialist- Collison Repair, 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division (Los Angeles, CA)

Job Description:

Sales Specialist- Collison Repair, 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division (Los Angeles, CA)

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Collison Customer Specialist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

Leading sales efforts across all 3M products/portfolios into the collision repair segment of the 3M’s Automotive Aftermarket Division (US)

Implementing sales programs, plans and policies as agreed upon with direct supervisor

Determining priorities, frequencies, and call patterns to be most effective and productive

Supporting headquarter, regional and zone campaigns, initiatives, and priorities

Creating business plans for end users and providing solutions to everyday problems

Tracking and measuring all sales activity in 3M’s customer relationship management (CRM) tool

Company Vehicle

This position requires driving a company vehicle, which will require pre-employment and ongoing review of motor vehicle history for candidates who are offered and hired for this position.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution with two (2) years of sales and/or Automotive Aftermarket industry experience in a private, public, government or military environment

OR

High School Diploma from an accredited institution with five (5) or more years of Collision Industry/Sales experience in a private, public, government or military environment

AND

A current and valid driver’s license

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

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financial acumen

Technical expertise and automotive repair industry knowledge

Relationship builder with a competitive nature

Well organized, self-starter

Great time and territory management skills

Experience working with digital solutions (inventory management, calibration, insurance, etc.)

Experience as a manufacturing sales professional or distribution sales (warehouse or jobber)

Experience effectively demonstrating products to a variety of key stakeholders or influencers

Experience with Salesforce.com or other Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool

Work location: Remote

Sales Territory -

Los Angeles, CA

Travel: May include up to 25% domestic