3M Packaging Specialist – PA & NY

3M; Satsuma (AL); Remote; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturing company is seeking a Packaging Specialist to manage territory sales in Pennsylvania and New York. This remote position involves collaborating with sales teams, developing new client relationships, and leveraging business acumen in the packaging industry. Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree and three years of field sales experience. Travel may be required up to 30%.

Benefits

Company vehicle

Relocation assistance may be authorized

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Three years of field sales experience managing a territory.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new and existing end user customers in the food & beverage, healthcare, and e-fulfillment markets.
• Implement collaboration with sales team to engage on new opportunities.
• Determine sales goals and utilize resources to meet objectives.

Skills

Field sales experience

Technical/Mechanical understanding

Strong selling skills

Computer skills including Microsoft suite

Familiarity with CRM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Salesforce.com

Job description

Job Description:

3M Packaging Specialist – Pennsylvania & Upstate New York

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 Packaging Specialist for the PA and NY Territory, 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:

• Leading the development of new and existing end user customers, focused on the packaging portfolio of solutions while also developing opportunities at multi-location end users within the Food & Beverage, Healthcare, and e-fulfillment markets.
• Implementing collaboration with the packaging sales team as well as inside sales resources to engage on new opportunities with end users and channel partners.
• Determining sales goals and utilizing resources and tactics to meet and exceed sales objectives.
• Supporting relationships with key personnel at multiple levels in the buying process to attain territory sales goals and generate leads for new business.
• Providing input in the development of short- and long-term growth targets that align with existing business plans and strategies for greater territory and account penetration.

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
• Three (3) years of field sales experience independently managing a specified territory in a private, public, government or military environment
• Current, Valid Driver’s license is required, as you will be issued a company vehicle for this position.

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

• Master's degree in Business or Sales Development
• Experience within the packaging industry working through distribution.
• 5 years of professional field sales experience and collaboration responsibilities in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Skills include:
• Computer skills including Microsoft suite of programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience to work with CRM tools (Salesforce.com preferred)
• Strong sales/business acumen
• Strong selling skills
• Technical/Mechanical understanding
• Current, qualified employees of the ISMC will be preferred
• Ability to use financial data to drive sales

Work Location: Remote - Harrisburg, PA or Scranton, PA

Territory: Pennsylvania & New York (Upstate)

Travel: May include up to 30% Domestic

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 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.