Regional Product Specialist (Northeast)

Job Description:

Job Title  

Regional Product 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
3M is seeking a Regional Product Specialist (RPS) for the Pro Paint Channel within the Consumer Business Group (CBG). This position will be located in the Northeast market, supporting central and coastal geographies.

As a Regional Product Specialist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. The person hired for this position will drive new product wins, applications, and penetration of key CBG tapes and masking systems across the professional paint trades.   This position will work with sales, marketing, and business leaders to specialize and win with masking tape products. Work includes understanding and driving sales of key masking products by working with marketing and sales representatives on application understanding, specification, share gain & collateral development. Here you will be able to make an impact by:

• Leading penetration in the masking tape category, specifically in the architectural paint markets.
• Drive pull-through (POS) with key channel partners by gaining trial and adoption with our largest end-user painters.
• Working with our territory field representatives to identify and convert end-user tapes & masking systems opportunities.
• Developing and leveraging competitive landscape in masking tape markets.
• Supporting best practices across the US marketplace
• Training customers and sales representatives within the US market. 
• Strong collaboration with sales, marketing, and application engineers. 

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)
• Three (3) years of sales and/or marketing experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Current, valid Driver’s License.

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

• Five (5) years of selling, marketing and/or technical service experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Skills include demonstrated hands on experience with mechanical equipment, strong oral and written communication skills and strong collaboration skills

Work location:

• Sales territory will cover the Northeast market
• Travel: May include up to 50% domestic
• Relocation: May be authorized

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

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $142,479 - $174,141, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, P