Job Description:

Job Description:

Collision Customer Sales Specialist- Automotive Aftermarket Division – Chicago, IL
 

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 diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 96,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

“At 3M, thanks to our culture where people feel like they belong, can grow and are appreciated, we are more than the sum of our parts. Our different perspectives and experiences help us solve some of the world’s toughest challenges together.” – Zoe Dickson, executive vice president and chief Human Resources officer at 3M

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

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

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

• Leading sales efforts across all 3M brands/products into the collision repair segment of the US Automotive Aftermarket Division


• Implement sales programs, agreements and policies as agreed upon with direct supervisor


• Determine priorities, frequencies, and call patterns to be most effective and productive


• Support corporate headquarter (HQ), regional programs and initiatives


• Create business plans for end users and solutions to everyday problems.  Track all activities in Salesforce.com

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 degree of higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution with one (1) year of sales and/or Automotive Aftermarket industry experience

OR

• High School Diploma (completed and verified prior to start) with two (2) years of sales experience in a private, public, government, or military environment

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• Current, 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


• Financial acumen


• Technical expertise, automotive aftermarket, or collision repair industry knowledge


• Relationship builder with a competitive nature


• Well organized, self-starter with time management skills


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

Location: Chicago, IL

Territory: Responsible for a territory covering 10-12 counties in Northern Illinois

Travel: May include up to 25% domestic

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Additional Requirements: In this role, you may be required to enter healthcare or other third-party facilities. Those facilities may, in turn, require you to possess certain licenses, vaccinations, and/or other credentials or qualifications (collectively “prerequisites to entry”) for regulatory, safety, or other business reasons. Where applicable, 3M will help facilitate any necessary actions on your part to fulfill such prerequisites to entry, which may include, without limitation, background or medical screens, vaccinations, or verifications, and will cover any expenses related to the same. All information will be kept in accordance with applicable law and 3M policies.  In order to respond to the prerequisites to entry, 3M may share your information with the providers of medical screens, vaccinations, or verifications as well as the healthcare or other third-party facilities requiring the prerequisites to entry. 

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

Resources for You 

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. 

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

3M is an equal opportunity employer.  3M  will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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