Sales Representative – Rhein-Main/Pfalz

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Proactively manage and enhance your sales territory within the Rhine-Main area and selected parts of the Palatinate.

• Provide expert advice and support to end customers, trade partners, and relevant branches regarding 3M solutions for automotive repair systems.

• Establish, nurture, and strategically grow long-term relationships with customers.

• Discover new business prospects through systematic analysis of territory, customer base, and potential opportunities.

• Plan and execute sales initiatives to fulfill marketing and sales targets.

• Collaborate with application technicians, paint industry partners, and internal stakeholders to effectively implement customer projects.

• Educate relevant distribution partners on 3M products, solutions, and their applications.

• Actively oversee opportunities and the sales pipeline, including maintaining records in Salesforce.

• Deliver regular updates to the Sales Manager.

• Foster a robust Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by adhering to safety policies, recognizing hazards, and participating in ongoing improvement efforts.

⛳️ Requirements

• Successfully completed vocational training as an automotive painter or in a similar paint-related field, ideally enhanced by a master craftsperson qualification or equivalent further education.

• Several years of hands-on experience in painting, bodywork, or automotive repair.

• Initial sales experience within the automotive aftermarket is a plus.

• Strong understanding of the market, products, and competitors, along with insights into relevant structures and trends in the automotive repair sector.

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation abilities.

• Capability to cultivate, maintain, and advance long-term customer relationships.

• Organized, independent work style with robust organizational skills.

• Analytical skills for evaluating customer potential, market opportunities, and sales strategies.

• Proficient in both German and English.

• Willingness to travel within the designated sales territory.

• Experience collaborating with trade partners, workshop networks, or relevant stakeholders in the automotive aftermarket is advantageous.

• Familiarity with planning and executing sales initiatives is beneficial.

• Experience in delivering product training, training sessions, or customer workshops is an advantage.

• Strong IT skills, ideally including experience with CRM systems such as Salesforce.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time employment opportunity.

• Option for remote work or home-office setup in or near Frankfurt am Main.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunities without discrimination.

• Strong EHS safety culture with opportunities for continuous improvement.