Tobias Ross

Sales Manager Advanced Materials Automotive in EMEA bei 3M | Challenging status quo; driving success - together with our customers

Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

About

I lead the Advanced Materials sales activities for 3M in the Automotive sector across EMEA. My focus includes high‑performance chemical fillers that enable lightweighting, thermal insulation, or thermal conductivity in plastics, adhesives, and sealants at all nearly OEM. I am also responsible for performance driven technical ceramics and friction shims, which are now an essential component in the automotive industry to ensure secure and reliable bolted connections. You can find more information about the products I work with at 3M.com/glassbubbles and keramikprofi.de.

Experience

  • 3M (16 yrs 6 mos)
    • Sales Manager Advanced Materials EMEA
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

      I lead the Advanced Materials sales activities for 3M in the Automotive sector across EMEA. My focus includes high‑performance chemical fillers that enable lightweighting, thermal insulation, or thermal conductivity in plastics, adhesives, and sealants. I am also responsible for technical ceramics and friction shims, which are an essential component in the automotive industry to support secure high performance products for the industry end reliable connections. You can find more information about the products I work with at 3M.com/glassbubbles and keramikprofi.de.

    • Globaler Key-Account-Manager
      Jun 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Business Development Manager
      Jun 2014 - Dec 2025 · 11 yrs 7 mos

      Business development 3M Glass Bubbles within plastic applications and Key Account Managemnet to chmical industry for 3M Glass Bubbles

  • Senior Sales Rep. at 3M Deutschland GmbH
    Oct 2008 - Jan 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Scotchlite for Workwear