Sales Executive - Abrasives Systems Division -Coimbatore

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Sales Executive responsible for achieving sales targets and driving account acquisition in industrial abrasives.

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Job Description:

Location: Coimbatore
Territory: Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Tuticorin & Kerala
Reports to: Regional Sales Manager – South

Job Summary
Responsible for achieving secondary sales targets across key accounts, driving penetration of the core and priority portfolio, developing new applications/business, and acquiring new profitable accounts across targeted industrial segments.

Key Responsibilities

Achieve sales targets across assigned key accounts and territory.
Acquire and develop new accounts in Metal Fabrication, Auto Components, Casting & Forging, and Aerospace.
Drive product demonstrations, application development, replication, and market share growth.
Build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and senior stakeholders within key accounts.
Execute technical, marketing, sales promotion, and product demonstration activities.
Maintain regular customer engagement and achieve defined call-rate targets through Salesforce CRM.
Drive sales of new products and core portfolio products.
Maintain a healthy opportunity pipeline and ensure effective opportunity management through Salesforce.
Demonstrate product value propositions using sales-aid tools.
Collaborate with Channel Partners, Channel Team, Application Engineering, and Marketing teams to achieve territory objectives.
Conduct periodic joint reviews with channel partners and DSRs to ensure alignment, sales growth, and service levels.

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical / Production / Industrial / Metallurgy or related discipline) preferred.
MBA/PGDM in Sales & Marketing is an added advantage.
Typically 3–5 years of experience in B2B/industrial sales, key account management, or technical sales.
Experience in abrasives, welding, cutting tools, industrial lubricants, paints, power tools, or related industrial products will be preferred.

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Sales Executive - Abrasives Systems Division -Coimbatore at 3M rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Sales Executive - Abrasives Systems Division -Coimbatore is an open job at 3M.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in IN, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore.
The job was posted on September 8, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by 3M. Apply on 3M

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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Pay

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