Sales Representative Coatings

Akzonobel

Sales Representative Coatings

Salary Not Specified

Akzonobel, Shipcote, Gateshead

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 2 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 709df4fbb8a44e72b532b7f51b45878a

Full Job Description

We will look to you to maximise the sales and profitability of our Coatings business in the North-West of England by providing excellent customer service to potential and existing clients.,

  • Achieve agreed sales & profitability targets.

  • Maximise sale opportunities within existing customers.

  • Identify new business opportunities within existing client base & new customers.

  • Create contact strategies, increase market intelligence & build customer relationships.

  • Monitor & report effectiveness against targets.

  • Develop a high level of industry, product and application/technical knowledge.

  • Deliver customer service levels that ensure the market continues to use our products above others.

    Experience in a sales role.

  • Ideally based in the North-West of England

  • Used to developing sales plans, creating contact strategies and delivering customer centric

  • sales activities.

  • Excellent negotiation, interpersonal and presentation skills

  • Familiar with using & maintaining CRM systems.

  • Full UK driving licence.

  • Enjoys a collaborative working environment where supporting colleagues is key.

  • Experience in the oil & gas or coatings industries an advantage.

    We supply the sustainable and innovative paints and coatings that our customers, communities - and the environment - are increasingly relying on. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering paints company that's committed to science-based targets and is taking genuine action to address globally relevant challenges and protect future generations.

    Competitive package includes car & bonus opportunity.

  • North-West England - Field Based

    We've been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years. As experts in making coatings, there's a good chance you're only ever a few meters away from one of our products. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It's what you'd expect from the most sustainable paints company, which has been inventing the future for more than two centuries.,
  • Competitive Salary (depending on experience).

  • 25 days holiday excluding bank holidays.

  • Income protection.

  • Staff discount at Dulux Decorator Centre stores.

  • Employee Assistance Programme.

  • Employee Life Assurance.

  • Company pension.

  • product discounts.

  • Flexible benefits scheme offering benefits including Gymflex, retail card, dental cover and more!


  • We have been inventing the future for more than two centuries and need people like you to be part of the team. Apply online via the link and we will get right back to you.

    We are advocates of a healthy work life balance and mental wellbeing. We are happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles.

    At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.