Area Sales Manager, Automotive Aftermarket

About the role

Automotive Aftermarket Sales team at 3M drives growth of innovative repair and car‑care solutions. The Area Sales Manager builds new business, strengthens distributor and key‑account relationships, and leads product promotion and technical selling across the Chennai territory. This role is remote with occasional travel to customer sites in Tamil Nadu, India.

What you’ll do

• Achieve monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets for the assigned territory
• Develop and execute territory sales plans and identify new business opportunities across collision repair workshops, body shops, dealerships and fleet customers
• Manage and grow relationships with distributors, dealers and channel partners to ensure product availability and secondary sales growth
• Build long‑term key‑account relationships, conduct pricing negotiations and provide technical product demonstrations
• Gather market intelligence, monitor competitor activity and recommend strategies to increase market share
• Collaborate with Marketing, Technical Service, Supply Chain and Finance teams to deliver seamless customer support

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, Business Administration, Marketing or related field
• MBA in Marketing (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's Degree