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3M has a long-standing reputation as a company committed to innovation. We provide the freedom to explore and encourage curiosity and creativity. We gain new insight from diverse thinking, and take risks on new ideas. Here, you can apply your talent in bold ways that matter.

Job Description:

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As an Application Engineer / Trainer for 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division at 3M Italy, 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 :

• being the technical partner for the 3M sales force and the Marketing team in the field of automotive repairproviding training to our internal teams and clients through product demonstrations at our Customer Technical Center in Carpiano or elsewhere in Italy.
• Assisting our sales force in identifying and converting opportunities.
• Working closely with our clients, mainly body shop groups, to support them in the process of selecting, evaluating, and implementing existing solutions and new products, following process mapping.
• developing and maintaining a professional network representative of the market.
• supporting the team during main professional exhibitions and fairs.
• collaborating regularly with other 3M subsidiaries to share experiences and best practices.

being involved in evaluating prototypes provided by our Research and Development laboratories before their launch, to influence their design and launch: - Your voice is important!

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:

• Proven experience in the field of automotive repair, painting, industrial coatings, or painting equipment.
• Professional experience in technical sales support or training.
• Service and customer-oriented mindset.
• Hands-on skills, ability to conduct practical demonstrations, teaching skills.
• Fluent in Italian and English

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

• Initiative-taking, leadership, ability to engage and influence
• Communication skills, team spirit, and collaborative approach
• Proficiency in computer skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Analytical skills, problem-solving ability, implementation of solutions, and generation of new ideas.
• Ability to work and collaborate in a remote environment

Job specifics:

• Location: This role will be mainly performed on fields and at the Customer Technical Center in Carpiano.
• Travel expectations may include up to 30%-40% mainly domestic (Occasional international involvement)
• Work from homeis a possibility to be agreed occasionallywith manager
• Working pattern: full time

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.

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.

At 3M, we believe diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people! This Job ad is addressed to all potential candidates. As an equal opportunity employer 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity-related matters, age or disability, or any other relevant characteristic protected under applicable local law.

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