Sales Representative

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Date: Mar 18, 2025

Location: Singapore, SG

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

Job Purpose

• Achieve revenue and margin targets by implementing sales strategies
• Expand customer base in the target markets.
• Represent IP with large sized key strategic accounts in the segment we operate
• Improve focus product sales
• Customer relationship management
• Gather market information, customer feedback, marker trends etc

Key Accountabilities

• Manage a portfolio of customers, in a designated area, to execute sales plan.
• Identify and approach new potential strategic customers
• Systematically screen customer base for new opportunities, generates leads and maintains pipeline
• Communicate with major clients on a regular basis and respond to specific queries
• Suggest solutions and innovative ideas to meet client needs
• Identify, plan and develop new customers in line with business development plans/targets.
• Provide appropriate and agreed levels of contact, service and support to ensure sales targets are met.
• Monitor sales against agreed targets on a regular basis to ensure they are met and where necessary the need for remedial actions are identified, reported and implemented.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ experience with marine/protective coatings in Sales
• Proven track record of the ability to understand customer needs and provide customized solution to their needs
• Strong communication skill
• Proven experience in working in multidisciplinary team to achieve common goals
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written
• NACE level 1

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: 45642

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