Pro Paint Sales Specialist (Cleveland, OH)

Job Title

Pro Paint Sales Specialist

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 Field Sales Representative within 3M's Consumer Business Group Home Improvement division, 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:

• Driving 3M sales and revenue to assigned distribution in managed territories
• Managing multiple active sales opportunities at several end user sites and locations
• Establishing and maintaining customer relationships through a comprehensive understanding of the customer’s business/sales models to help manage and influence end user purchase
• Introducing new products and communicating promotions to relevant customers and prospects
• Presenting and reinforcing 3M value proposition to differentiate 3M from competitive offerings
• Maintaining and updating a working sales plan with strategies and tactics to achieve annual sales forecasts
• Sharing best practices with the team to promote a positive team environment

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
• One (1) year of combined experience in Outside Sales/Inside Sales in a private, public, government or military environment
• Current, Valid Driver’s license is required

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

• Account management experience Salesforce.com experience is desired.
• Skills include solution selling, listening skills, gain commitment.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to stay on tasks and maintain high productivity levels while working both in-field and home office.
• Previous home improvement / construction related experience preferred.
• The ability to speak English and Spanish fluently preferred.

Work location: Remote – Territory will cover Cleveland, OH

Travel: May include up to 50% Domestic

Relocation Assistance: Not authorized

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