Internship - 2026 Undergraduate Field Sales Intern – Consumer Business Group (CBG)

3M

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About The Position

The role of Undergraduate Field Sales Intern is intended to start in Summer 2026. 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. 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 2 weeks 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. As an intern in the Consumer Business Group (CBG), you will have the opportunity to work on projects that directly impact the development, marketing, and distribution of consumer-packaged products, gaining valuable experience in a dynamic and consumer-focused environment.

Requirements

• 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
• 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 classes in the major, minor or concentration
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to analyze and solve complex problems
• Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing
• Strong aptitude and desire for a career in sales

Nice To Haves

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Sales or Marketing from an accredited institution

Responsibilities

• 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
• Identifying territory quadrants and creating a coverage plan
• Conducting evaluation of competitive, penetration, and retention end-user accounts
• Identifying appropriate key contacts within end-user accounts
• Conducting thorough end-user account research
• Confirming scheduled appointments and establishing sales call objectives
• Preparing questions in advance and utilizing product samples and literature when appropriate
• Understanding customer's organization and structure, manufacturing and distribution, brand strategy and customer
• Listening skills within the sales process and asking probing questions to uncover customer needs
• Creating a sense of urgency and gaining objective factual information and details
• Determining end-user customer needs and maintaining and growing customers through cross selling
• Maintaining alignment between selling cycle and buying cycle, adjusting as required
• Recognizing and accepting team goal(s) and demonstrating respect for and working cooperatively with other team members
• Identifying problems and their cause and persevering in solving problems
• Demonstrating a positive attitude and maintaining a professional manner with customers and channel partners

Benefits

• Housing and transportation stipend in accordance with current policy
• Competitive pay and benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree