National Sales Manager - Trade

About the role

3M Automotive Aftermarket Division seeks a National Sales Manager - Trade to lead the national retail sales strategy for automotive aftermarket solutions. The role develops and executes sales plans, builds joint business plans with key retail accounts, and collaborates with marketing, supply chain, and finance to drive profitable growth. Bangalore, on-site, with relocation support available.

What you’ll do

• Develop and execute national retail sales strategy
• Lead commercial relationships with key retail customers and distributors
• Deliver sales, profit, volume, and market share targets
• Identify new business and category growth opportunities
• Build and manage joint business plans with major accounts
• Partner with marketing, category, and technical teams for product launches
• Collaborate with supply chain and finance to improve forecast accuracy
• Lead, coach, and develop field sales teams

What you’ll bring

• MBA (completed)
• 14-15 years sales/marketing experience
• Leadership of large sales teams
• Automotive aftermarket industry expertise
• Strong analytical and forecasting skills
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities
• Data analysis proficiency