Sales Representative - Midlands/South

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colourful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

We are currently looking for a Sales Representative - Midlands/South. This role will be linked to our Darlington (UK) facility.

The Sales Representative plays a key role in driving business growth within the defined segments by promoting and implementing our products effectively and by providing close, value adding support to our customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide direct technical support to key customers and ensures internal follow up of open actions, with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and retention
• Work closely with the sales manager to actively grow the business and identify new commercial opportunities
• Coordinate the implementation of our products at the customer, ensuring successful adoption and maximizing commercial impact
• Propose actions for sustainable portfolio development and support the expansion of strategic accounts
• Coordinate complaint investigations to maintain customer trust and contribute to continuous improvement
• Support analysis of the market landscape to identify trends, competitive moves, and sales potential
• Actively contribute to benchmarking activities to enhance our commercial positioning

Key requirements:

• At least 5 years’ experience in the powder coating industry
• Solid technical background; experience in product introductions at customers
• Manual application skills
• Proven experience working directly with customers in a technical and/or commercial context
• Proven sales mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, and support business growth
• Solution oriented mindset
• Excellent team spirit and interpersonal skills
• English language skills; other languages are beneficial
• General MS Office and computer skills
• On the road position

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals

Our Company:

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.  

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.

Axalta may use technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support certain aspects of the recruitment and selection process. These tools may be used to help manage applications, identify job-related qualifications, and assist recruiter review. All hiring decisions involve human oversight and review.

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