The role of Undergraduate Field Sales Intern is intended to start in Summer 2027.
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 wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
An internship is a temporary position within 3M. Interns typically work a full-time schedule throughout a 10-12 week assignment. This position is limited to working 899 hours per service credit year.
This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military environments to a 3M career.
About the Frontline Program
The 3M Frontline Internship Summer Program offers qualified students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work on the behalf of one of our Business Groups in a field sales internship position. For the 11-week assignment, the first week will be spent attending an orientation and training program. Participants will then spend the remainder of the summer working in their assigned internship position. The internship runs from late May through August.
Interns work on projects that represent real challenges faced by 3M's business units and mirror the work conducted by full-time members of the department. Through networking and corporate-sponsored events, interns are exposed to many facets of 3M.
About Our Consumer Business Group (CBG)
At 3M, our Consumer Business provides innovative and high-quality products that enhance the daily lives of consumers around the world. Our portfolio includes a wide range of consumer-packaged products, from household essentials to personal care items, designed to meet the evolving needs of our customers. As an intern in this division, you will have the opportunity to work on projects that directly impact the development, marketing, and distribution of these products, gaining valuable experience in a dynamic and consumer-focused environment.
The Impact You'll Make in this Role
As Undergraduate Field Sales Intern, 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:
- Working on projects that represent real challenges faced by 3M's business units
- Taking advantage of initial and ongoing training opportunities and exposure to senior leadership
- Achieving specific sales objectives and forecasted targets for assigned territory or account subset.
- Developing basic understanding of product lines, customer segments and their needs, competitive products, prices and policies.
Each internship will differ based on the 3M business group where the intern is placed. At completion of the intern assignment, each intern will be expected to have demonstrated the following skill sets:
- Territory Management: identify territory quadrants and create a coverage plan; conduct evaluation of competitive, penetration, and retention end-user accounts; identify appropriate key contacts within end-user accounts
- Sales Planning: conducted thorough end-user account research; confirm scheduled appointments; established sales call objectives; prepare questions in advance; utilize product samples and literature when appropriate
- Customer Focus: understand customer's organization and structure, manufacturing and distribution, brand strategy and customer
- Selling Skills: understand the importance of listening skills within the sales process; ask probing questions to uncover customer needs; create a sense of urgency; gain objective factual information and details; determine end-user customer needs; maintain and grow customers through cross selling; maintain alignment between selling cycle and buying cycle, adjusting as required; relate relevant benefits and close the sale
- Teamwork/Problem Solving: recognized and accepted team goal(s); demonstrated respect for and worked cooperatively with other team members; identified problems and their cause; persevered in solving problems; demonstrated a positive attitude; maintain a professional manner with customers and channel partners; displayed trust in other team members
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 is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree, or higher, from an accredited institution
- Current, Valid Driver's license is required, as you will be issued a company vehicle for this position
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree, or higher, Sales or Marketing from an accredited institution
- Completed a minimum of junior year (6 semesters) by the start of the internship
- Current cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- Completion of two of the required class in the major, minor or concentration
- Strong time management skills, ability to analyze and solve complex problems, communicate well both verbally and in writing
- Strong aptitude and desire for a career in sales
Location: Various US locations
3M provides eligible interns with a housing and transportation stipend in accordance with current policy.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
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.
Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
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.
3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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.
