Account Manager (m/w/d)

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Date: Mar 31, 2026

Location: Hilden, DE

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. 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 use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

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Our Akzo Nobel Hilden GmbH is looking for an

Account Manager (m/f/d)

Your Responsibility

• Develop and execute account/customer plans in alignment with Regional Management and Marketing
• Build and maintain a strong commercial pipeline for the assigned key accounts
• Deliver agreed financial and non-financial targets in line with business budgets
• Drive innovation in close collaboration with customers
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive contact map within each account across all levels and functions
• Implement and continuously improve Key Account Management plans
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance customer value, including forecasting, service, capabilities, efficiency, and productivity
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and key account stakeholders to prioritize new developments and plan trials
• Provide guidance and leadership to Technical Service teams regarding customer support at customer sites
• Lead and manage new business development projects in line with account requirements

Your Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience in commercial roles, particularly in sales and key account management for strategic accounts
• Industry experience in paints and coatings or a comparable B2B environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field
• Strong skills in problem-solving, stakeholder management, project management and decision-making
• Proven ability to create compelling value propositions and strong results orientation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong commercial and business acumen, with a basic understanding of cross-functional processes and financial concepts
• High level of motivation and a structured, results-driven working style

Your Benefits

• Attractive compensation
• 30 days of annual leave
• Comprehensive digital learning and development offerings
• Health support and external employee assistance program for personal and professional matters
• Company car for private use (taxable benefit under the 1% rule)

Contakt

If you are interested in this position, please apply via our careers page

If you have any questions, please contact
raphaela.kreymborg@akzonobel.com

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.

Requisition ID: 52619

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