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Job Description:

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with curious, creative 3Mers.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a National Key Account Manager for Home Improvement (DIY and PRO) and Retail in Norway, 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 by:

• Leads - Market development and total account management for major HI/Retailer  Key Accounts in Norway, the objective is to develop strong commercial growth partnerships across the channels in Norway.
• Implements - Category Management principles to assortment reviews, strong activations, seasonal and new customer pipelines and proposals to maximize 3M`s position in Norway and presence on core fixture and at key seasons across several sub-categories.
• Determines - Execution of key account plans focusing on delivering growth according to our channel planning process. Secure high customer satisfaction through collaboration and case execution across internal people and functions in 3M.
• Supports - your Channel Shopper Marketer to understand retailer strategies, shopper insight, market data and deliver impactful instore execution programmes.

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

• Track record of success within a Home Improvement/FMCG Retail/Consumer Electronics Key account management setting, delivering organic business growth and new business development (sales and gross margins through a profitable mix).
• Building annual business plans collaboratively with Key accounts to maximize mutual growth across defined KPI’s.
• Understanding of retail category management principles and application in influencing ranging decisions.
• Excellent influencing skills both internally and externally – at different levels across the organization.
• Manages full scope of the Key account management toolbox including financial data, Point of sales data, Category and assortment data, cost to serve, campaign/promotional return on investment data, forecast and demand planning data etc. Utilizing and experience using CRM and analytical tools (Salesforce.com, PowerBi etc.)
• Outspoken growth mentality: Ability to work under pressure, bring a positive growth mindset and seek out new business development opportunities with tenacity.
• Experience from working in virtual team setup’s across Nordic countries, and are comfortable working independently. 
• Good English (spoken and written)

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree or a basic commercial education
• GAP Negotiation or similar level training experience
• Highly developed Excel skills and competency in handling complex data analytics
• Having worked with Home Improvement or Retail Go to Markets strategies, and establishing a strong position and distribution in selected markets or market segments
• Having established connections within the Home Improvement and Retail value chain in Norway
• Experience from global organizations – managing tools, systems and processes in complex organizations
• You can be in a KAM, senior KAM, Head of KAM’s or Sales Manager role – balancing both tactical and operational Key account elements every day.

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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. 

Job Specifics:

• Location: Norway
• Ideal candidate location: Oslo
• Sales Territory: Norway
• Travel: within Norway, may include up to 10% expected

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