Collision Customer Specialist - Northeast Ohio

Job Description

Collision Customer Specialist for the Automotive Aftermarket Division – Northeast Ohio

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 3

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• Leading sales efforts across all 3M products/portfolios into the collision repair segment of the 3M’s Automotive Aftermarket Division (US)
• Introducing 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division P&L products into adjacent markets (i.e. light industrial, automotive tier suppliers, department of defense, aerospace, marine, etc.)
• 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 activities in 3M’s customer relationship management (CRM) tool;
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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.

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) and Two (2) year of sales and/or Automotive Aftermarket industry experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• High School Diploma (completed and verified prior to start) and six (6) years of Sales experience in lieu of the bachelor’s degree education requirement in a private, public, government or military environment
• 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 in 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, estimating software, 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  or other customer relationship management (CRM) tools

May include up to 25% domestic (may include overnight travel).

May be authorized.

Northeast Ohio. Territory counties in scope:
Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Medina, Summit, Portage, Stark, Wayne, Holmes, and Knox.

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

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.