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Abrasives Sales Specialist – Kitchener, ON

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Compensation
CAD 81–107K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current Valid Driver's License

Job overview

3M seeks an Abrasives Sales Specialist for its Safety and Industrial Business Group, serving the Kitchener-area territory in Ontario. The specialist will grow sales and customer retention for Abrasive Systems Division products, develop sales strategies, support channel partners and key accounts, and deliver presentations and product demonstrations. The role is remote, requires driving a company vehicle, and may involve up to 50% domestic or international travel.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Industrial SalesIndustrial DistributionField SalesKey Account ManagementExecutive Relationship ManagementChannel ManagementPresentation SkillsSalesforceWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationBusiness PlanningSalesCompetitive TestingMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint

Qualifications

Two Years Sales ExperienceCurrent Valid Driver's LicensePost-Secondary EducationBachelor's Degree or Higher

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

Remote

CA, ONTARIO-FIELD SALES, VIRTUAL

Full time

R01173342

3M has a long-standing reputation as a company committed to innovation. We provide the freedom to explore and encourage curiosity and creativity. We gain new insight from diverse thinking, and take risks on new ideas. Here, you can apply your talent in bold ways that matter.

Job Description:

Abrasives Sales Specialist – London, ON

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 wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. 3M is seeking an Abrasives Sales Specialist for its Safety and Industrial Business Group Sales team located in the Kitchener area, ON.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As an Abrasives Specialist you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

  • Driving sales growth and customer retention in a dynamic territory to exceed sales forecasts for Abrasive Systems Division products within the Industrial Marketplace

  • Developing and adjusting sales strategies to meet changing market and competitive conditions for complex product lines

  • Focusing on division specific initiatives such as new product introductions and specific target markets

  • Working cross functionally with other business disciplines

  • Delivering attainment on key sales objectives and CRM execution

  • Supporting and engaging channel, end users, and key accounts with daily sales calls on medium and large customers in corner office meetings and production floor interaction

  • Preparing and conducting presentations/product demos at distributor partner and end user customer locations (business reviews, product training, etc.).

  • Collaborating with 3M support network to maximize partnership with customers

Company Vehicle

This position requires driving a company vehicle, which will require pre-employment and ongoing review of motor vehicle history for candidates who are offered and hired for this position.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

  • Post-secondary education (completed and verified prior to start)

  • Two (2) years of sales experience in a private, public, government or military environment

  • Current, valid Driver’s License

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

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)

  • Previous sales experience with end users in industrial distribution

  • Industrial field sales experience including but not limited to selling abrasives.

  • Key account management experience working with multi location customers.

  • Experience calling on and managing corner office executive level relationships.

  • Experience managing a complex channel landscape within accounts over $1M.

  • Presentation skills, CRM (Salesforce.com), written and verbal communication, business planning, sales, and competitive testing

  • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Work location: Remote

Sales Territory: Kitchener area, Ontario

Travel: May include up to 50% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized.

The expected compensation range for this position is 87,232-106,616, which includes base pay and variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position.

3M Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We work to reflect the diversity of our global customers, suppliers and channel partners, and build on each individual employee’s abilities.

At 3M, we know that inclusion is the key to unlocking the power of our diversity. An inclusive culture is one that supports and appreciates differences and provides fair and equal opportunities for everyone. It’s a place where people realize they are respected for their whole and unique selves, and that they belong. Inclusion leads to engagement, which in turn fosters the collaboration, creativity and innovation that drive long-term growth – for 3M as well as for our people and our teams.

Applicable to Canada Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $80,769 - $106,616, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position.

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.

3M Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,528 open Sales Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingCAD 81–107K/yr
  • US median$108–165K/yr687 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $68K, is 51% below the US median midpoint ($141K) — in the lowest quarter of Sales Specialist salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,528 open Sales Specialist jobs across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Sales Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (771 postings).
Education
194 of the 2,528 open Sales Specialist jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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