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About 3M

A quarter of the world's population use our products in some way, shape or form. That's 1.7 billion people! In fact, on average, one of us will come into contact with a 3M product or technology 100 times a day, that's a little bit of us every fifteen minutes.

There's so much we could say when we are asked about our company - but let's keep things simple. We are a science-based technology company that is committed to improving lives and doing business in the right way - which is why we have been listed as a World's Most Ethical Company for three years in succession. And we love applying our science to creating products that, in big ways and small, make things better in some way. Helping people to be safe. Making them more productive. Protecting their health. Safeguarding the environment. And we have an insatiable appetite for meeting the world's ever-changing challenges.

Sales & Pricing Placements

3M is seeking a Sales & Marketing Services Industrial Placement Student for their Business Services Team located in Bracknell, Berkshire. Ready to be part of what's next?

Location: Mainly Bracknell based but some travel to Loughborough should be expected

Key Benefits Include:

• 25 days paid annual holiday, plus Bank Holidays.
• Contributory Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount on 3M products
• Reduced subscriptions on various insurance schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme

The role

Learn what life is like within a global corporate company and how it approaches sales and marketing across its 5 business groups. As well as exposure to big name 3M brands such as Post-It and Scotch this role will give you experience of the SAP systems used by many global companies and an appreciation of how a business goes about many of its sales and marketing processes.

This is an opportunity to join a broad service organisation undergoing a period of intense change. The successful candidate will be exposed to a number of areas within the Sales and Marketing Service groups, within Business Services, through a rolling programme of activity.

Teams are:

• Pricing Administration and Analytics
• Business Reporting & Data Analysis
• Financial Administration of Customer Incentive Plans
• Financial Administration of Sales Incentive Plans
• Customer Samples Provision
• Customer Data Administration
• Point of Sale Data Management

Individuals will be assigned on a project basis to work closely with each team to support the high level of activity which will be required by the Business Transformation process. Depending on business needs, capability and preferences, individuals will have the opportunity to move frequently amongst the groups to get the widest exposure and learning experience or remain in a particular role to develop a more in-depth knowledge of an area.

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective communication skills
• Good problem solving skills
• IT literate (proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Excel)
• Experience of learning new technologies quickly

Personal Attributes

• Flexible to changing circumstances and environment
• Organised - ability to take ownership of projects and drive results
• Self-starting, pro-active approach
• Team player
• Ability to engage with lots of different people and form relationships quickly
• Ability to translate complexity into key points
• Analytical, logical, data literate

Requirements

• Right to live and work in the UK
• Predicted a minimum 2:1 degree in an IT-related course
• 300 UCAS points at A Level or equivalent qualifications
• Valid UK driving license is preferred, but not essential

Training and Development

The successful candidate will join our Sales and Marketing Services team straight away and initially undergo a period of intense training to enable their contribution to the team. They will deal with real business scenarios from day one as this is the best way to quickly build a robust knowledge base. We operate in a highly collaborative environment so placement students can rely on plenty of support from colleagues to help them get started and this will continue throughout their time at 3M.

How to apply

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