AddressDate: 8 Mar 2024
Location: Derby, GB
Company: AkzoNobel
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.
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Specifier Development Manager
Competitive Package including Bonus, Company Car & Fuel Card
Field Based to Cover East Midlands and Surrounding Areas
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.
Job Purpose
Join our Decorative Paints division and you will work to maintain and develop existing and new customer relationships to ensure professional specifiers in areas including Social Housing, Health, Education, Construction, New House Build, Retail and Leisure use our brands above all others.
- Proactively generate specification pipeline, driving demand for AkzoNobel products.
- Lead a regional cell of colleagues to win as one team and collaborate with Dulux Decorator Centre colleagues to maximise sales opportunities.
- Create, maintain/deliver a Territory Plan.
- Provide customer management by executing jointly agreed sales plans.
- Build a contact strategy & deliver compelling value propositions to specifier clients.
- Create brilliant customer working relationships.
- Develop understanding of customer needs, goals & longer-term ambitions.
- Manage a long-term specification pipeline through effective project management.
- Demonstrate how partnering with AkzoNobel will meet their needs/goals.
- Monitor & report on sector developments/competitor activities.
- Background in sales or account management.
- Able to design & execute strategic customer plans.
- Customer focused mindset.
- Full driving licence
- Good interpersonal, influencing & communication skills.
- Enjoys a collaborative working environment where supporting colleagues is key.
What do we Offer at AkzoNobel
We offer great personal development opportunities and roles with breadth, depth of scope and impact. We also offer comprehensive packages including:
- 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.
Interviews for this position are likely to be held week commencing 8th April.
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.
