Abrasive Products Sales Representative - West Japan

About the role

3M is hiring a sales representative for its abrasive products division in the West Japan region (Kinki to Kyushu). You will propose and sell abrasive products to end users in industry, working with distributors and dealers.

Key responsibilities

• Sell abrasive products (grinder abrasives, abrasive belts, non-woven abrasives, etc.) to end users in the assigned West Japan area, in cooperation with distributors and dealers.
• Manage sales for key accounts, including forecasting and tracking actual results.
• Promote and propose products to 3M authorized distributors and carry out sales activities with them.
• End users are mainly industrial manufacturers such as automotive, shipbuilding, construction machinery, steel, steel structures, sheet metal, metal canning and machinery.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (four-year university) or higher.
• Valid standard driver's licence.
• Japanese sufficient for daily life and business (reading, writing, listening, speaking).
• Daily conversation level English (reading, writing, listening, speaking).
• Preferred: sales experience, especially B2B with industrial customers.

Required skills

• Basic Microsoft Office skills.

What we offer

• Work with a global supplier that covers research and development through manufacturing, with R&D and production sites worldwide.
• Contribute to solving social issues such as labour shortages and productivity improvement through unique abrasive product proposals.
• Occasional joint sales activities with technical support staff.
• Frequent information exchange with APAC and global teams, with a global business perspective.