Vacancies Account Manager
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About AkzoNobel
Since 1792 weve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color peoples 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. Were 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. Its what youd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company thats dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today while creating an even better tomorrow. Lets paint the future together.
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Account Manager
London Based
Competitive salary plus market leading benefits package
We encourage you to apply if you have relevant experience and expertise for this role even if you dont meet all the criteria listed in the job description.
Weve been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years. As experts in making coatings theres a good chance youre 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. Were active in more than 150 countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. Its what youd expect from the most sustainable paints company which has been inventing the future for more than two centuries.
Job Purpose
As an Account Manager within our Marine division your role is to profitably grow our business by developing and managing strong relationships with existing customers and identifying opportunities with new prospects. Youll work cross-functionally with marketing engineering and key account teams while also engaging with strategic and non-buying accounts including architects specifiers and engineers to drive demand and specification across the contract chain.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a strategic action plan to meet and exceed sales and margin KPIs across assigned customer base.
- Maintain close engagement with both existing and new customers promoting product advantages and technical services.
- Lead activity at key strategic accounts developing specifications and project offers independently.
- Accurately forecast product needs and ensure pricing is centrally maintained and aligned.
- Utilise CRM and other internal tools to support performance reporting pipeline management and territory planning.
- Exchange market intelligence and competitor insights with internal teams to enhance overall offering.
Job Requirements
- Proven experience in sales and account management preferably within coatings construction or related industries.
- Track record of achieving and exceeding sales and margin targets.
- Ability to build credible relationships with a variety of stakeholders from owners and architects to applicators and fabricators.
- Able to work independently think strategically and deliver high-quality results under pressure.
- Knowledge of protective coatings infrastructure markets or the fabricator industry would be beneficial.
- Full driving licence.
What Makes You Stand Out
- Excellent communication negotiation and relationship management skills.
- Commercially minded with a customer-focused approach.
- Team player with the drive to succeed and contribute to collaborative goals.
- Ability to write complex specifications and identify long-term growth opportunities.
What We Offer at AkzoNobel
We offer great personal development opportunities and roles with breadth depth of scope and impact. Our benefits include:
- Competitive salary (depending on experience)
- 21 days holiday plus Good Friday (excluding bank holidays)
- Staff discounts at Dulux Decorator Centre stores
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Company bonus schemes (if applicable)
- Healthcare membership scheme after 15 months service
- Income protection & Death in Service policies
- Defined Contribution Pension membership after 6 months service
We have been inventing the future for more than two centuries and need people like you to be part of our journey. Apply online via the link and we will get right back to you.
We support healthy work-life balance and mental wellbeing and are open to flexible working options for all roles.
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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 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:46908
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
