Channel Consumer Sales Manager (m/f/*)

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Job Description:

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Channel Sales Manager, managing our Retail & Home Improvement Channels for Consumer Business Group for UK and Ireland, 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 an experienced and energised key account sales team to execute sales, customer and market strategies across UK and Ireland to build growth with major retail customers in our Retail & Home improvement channels.
• Determining and influencing business decisions to develop customer relationships
• Managing sales programs around targets, financials, reporting, POS analytics, category management and incentives to drive growth and participating in contract negotiations
• Setting priorities, assigning resources/tasks and providing performance feedback to build growth
• Supporting and coaching your sales organisation to demonstrate strong people skills to develop the team to achieve their goals and reach their potential

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who meet following minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution, preferably in Business Management fields
• Expert selling and customer experience in FMCG/Retail markets
• Current, valid driver’s license is required, as you will be issued a company vehicle for this position

Additional knowledge / nice-to-have skills / preferred qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Category Management
• Negotiations Skills Certification (e.g. GAP)
• Sales management certification
• Project management

Job specifics:

• Travel: will include between 25% to 50% domestic and international travel within UK & Ireland depending on customer requirements. This will vary week to week.
• Role Location: UK
• Ideal candidate location: UK

Does this opportunity and our innovative 3M culture align with your career aspirations? 

If so, we encourage you to apply and embark on a journey of creativity and growth with us.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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.

If you have further questions please reach out to Max (our AI Virtual Assistant) via our Career Page.

Max will be also your primary contact for interview scheduling if you are selected for that stage: please be prepared to interact with her.

Information only candidates

Target Job Grade: JG13/14 - Please note that the Job Grade provided indicates the target 3M Global Job Grade range and may vary depending on the skills and competencies of the candidate and local compensation guidelines. 

Application Process:

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