Collision Customer Specialist, Chicago, IL - R01137066

at 3-M in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Description:

Job Title

Collision Customer Specialist for the Automotive Aftermarket Division Chicago, Illinois

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 its 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 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 Youll 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 and diverse 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 3Ms 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 3Ms 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:

• Bachelors 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

OR

• High School Diploma (completed and verified prior to start) and six (6) years of Sales experience in lieu of the bachelors degree education requirement in a private, public, government or military environment

AND

• A current and valid drivers license

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

• Bachelors 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, 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

Travel: May include up to 25% domestic

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Work location: Must reside in Greater Chicagoland area (prefer Lake...

Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity