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Sales Specialist for Personal Safety Division

3M Open · verified Sep 25, 2026
Remote Malaysia Full-time Mid-level Account Executive

At a glance

Mid-level Account Executive role at 3M. Remote, Malaysia · full-time.

Pay not stated

RoleAccount Executive
SeniorityMid-level
LocationMalaysia
WorkplaceRemote
EmploymentFull-time
PostedSep 14, 2026 · 11d ago
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Grow Personal Safety Division products with major end users and distributor accounts
  • Create customer opportunities through prospecting, networking, cold calls, and follow-up on sales leads
  • Build sales plans, forecasts, and marketing activity that support regional and corporate targets
  • Represent the business at exhibitions, seminars, and trade association events
  • Train internal stakeholders and customers on Personal Safety Division products, then record activity in the CRM

What you bring

  • A bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in science or engineering
  • Around five years of combined industrial or safety-market sales experience, with new graduates also considered
  • Sales experience with Personal Safety products such as PPE, fall protection, or SCBA
  • Key-account selling experience across distributor and end-user channels
  • Fluent English and Bahasa, a valid driver's license, and working knowledge of MS Office and AutoCAD diagrams

Who this fits

You’ll suit a customer-facing sales role built around key accounts, distributors, end users, technical products, and negotiated growth. The work calls for strong presentation, relationship-building, organization, problem-solving, and comfort with changing priorities. This is a remote role tied to Penang, with commuting to the Penang office when needed.

From the employer

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:

Responsibilities:

  • Manage Personal Safety Division (PSD) portfolio penetration within key end user and distributor customers. Drive key customer opportunities

  • Assist in the development and implementation of strategic marketing plans, sales plans and forecasts to achieve corporate and regional sales objectives

  • Execute marketing plan by actively preparing sales through cold calling networking, and initiating sales prospects

  • Research and monitor competitor sales and marketing activities

  • Establish and maintain relationships with industry influencers and key strategic partners. Actively develop and maintain relationships with target customers

  • Establish and maintain a consistent corporate image throughout all materials, communications and events

  • Implement sales forecasting activities; achieve or exceed annual business targets

  • Represent company at exhibitions, seminars and trade association meetings to promote brand recognition in accordance with company objectives

  • Provide Personal Safety Division portfolio training and support to both internal key stakeholders and external customer base

  • Work with total PSD sales representatives to drive and develop the business; work on those leads and convert them into business

  • Timely reporting into CRM system

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or above

  • Preferably majored in Science or Engineering

  • New Grad is welcome

  • +/- 5 years of combined experience in Industrial Sales and/or Safety Marketplace Sales. Experience in sales of Personal Safety products (Personal Protection Equipment/ Fall Protection/ SCBA)

  • Preferred experienced in fall protection and Project Management

  • Strong background in Key Account focused sales activity. Exhibits strong organizational and prioritization skills

  • Experienced selling through various channels along with end user selling

  • Demonstrates in-depth understanding of product lines, customer segments and their needs, internal functional needs, and competitive products, prices and policies

  • Strong presentation and interpersonal skills with different stakeholders

  • A self-starter who can effectively work in a fast-paced environment, and work through as well as manage change/ambiguity, with an appropriate sense of urgency. Possesses strong problem-solving skill

  • Experienced with MS office and has the ability to understand technical diagrams (Autocad)

  • Good presentation & communication skills. Communicates fluently in English and Bahasa.

  • Ability to influence, communicate, and negotiate across all levels in an organization

  • Able to leverage working relationships with key people in accounts and/or distributors at all levels to exceed sales objectives

  • Must possess a valid driver’s license

Location: Penang(Remote)/ Malaysia

This is a remote-based role; however, candidates must be able to commute to the Penang office as needed

Worker Type: Permanent

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

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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