Safety Sales Specialist - Western British Columbia

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Job Description:

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 other curious, creative 3Mers. 3M is seeking a Sales Representative for its Personal Safety Division team located in British Columbia.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Personal Safety 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:

• Driving positive sales growth for the Personal Safety business in the assigned territory of Vancouver, Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island
• Serving as a knowledge broker through delivering training and education to ensure customers and end users maximize product effectiveness
• Prioritizing your end customers, markets, and distributors to drive effective territory management
• Collaborate with Territory, Marketing and Technical teams to assist with market research, new product launches, and promotional initiatives.
• Willingness to bring solutions to challenging issues within a dynamic 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:

• Post Secondary degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution and five (5) years sales experience

-OR-

• High School Diploma or GED and eight (8) years combined sales experience

• Five (5) years of Business to Business (B2B) sales experience
• Current, valid Driver’s License

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

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Five (5) years of safety/industrial experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Exceptional organization skills with effective written and verbal communication skills with an aptitude to connect with customers at all levels in an organization
• Ability to qualify and prioritize sales opportunities within their assigned territory
• Channel sales experience
• Effective pipeline management
• Strong negotiation and relationship building skills
• Experience working in a matrix environment or large complex organization
• Strong computer skills, database management: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Salesforce.com

Work Location:

• Remote based location within the assigned territory (Western British Columbia)

Travel: May include up to 70% domestic within the territory

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

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

3M Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We work to reflect the diversity of our global customers, suppliers and channel partners, and build on each individual employee’s abilities.

At 3M, we know that inclusion is the key to unlocking the power of our diversity. An inclusive culture is one that supports and appreciates differences and provides fair and equal opportunities for everyone. It’s a place where people realize they are respected for their whole and unique selves, and that they belong. Inclusion leads to engagement, which in turn fosters the collaboration, creativity and innovation that drive long-term growth - for 3M as well as for our people and our teams.

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

3M Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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.

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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