Sales Representative (Tennessee or North Alabama)

Date: October 24, 2025

Location: Houston TX, 77091

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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Job Purpose

Promote, sell, and secure new business including major accounts. Develop new territories and secure new accounts. Develop full market potential of existing customer. Promote product line acceptance among accounts.

Job Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains top-level contact with the management of existing and potential customers.
• Sees that all orders and other customer communications are promptly and accurately handled. Ensures appropriate action on customer service problems.
• Keep the customer updated on pertinent information
• Communicate with AkzoNobel departments on the customers' changing needs
• Coordinate product development, inventory, and ordering
• Weekly communication with upper management and the purchasing department
• Ensure proper pricing is communicated to the customer
• Communicate account activities to the Sales Manager on a routine basis
• Maintains a professional and positive attitude
• Assist in the coordination of all new finish development between Design, Marketing, and Manufacturing
• Work with the customer on cost improvement opportunities
• Attend seminars and trade shows as determined by the Sales Manager and Marketing Manager, and, on occasion, travel with a customer to view new technologies
• Keep abreast of new technology and products, and communicate with customers
• Be proactive in the utilization of productive customers with lunches, dinners, and extracurricular activities
  
  

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 2-5 years in the coating industry, preferably in the marine or protective coatings industry
• Previous experience in sales, customer service, or a marketing function.
• Must be knowledgeable in various finish application systems and have good color matching skills
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and safety guidelines
• Ability to write or verbally deliver correspondence professionally and effectively to all levels of management, peer group, and customers
• Must have effective interpersonal and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently
  
  

Total Compensation

• The salary range for these skills is: $80,000 to $95,000 a 35% Annual Bonus
• 401K retirement savings with a 6% company match
• Medical insurance with HSA
• Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D benefits
• Generous vacation, sick, and holiday pay
• Short & Long-term disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Career growth opportunities
• Active Diversity & Inclusion Networks
• Employee referral plan
• Employee appreciation days
  
  

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.

REQ ID#48735

Nearest Major Market: Houston