AkzoNobel

Area Sales Manager

AkzoNobel$106K — $115K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in commercial or sales roles, ideally in paints and coatings or B2B environments
  • Bachelor's degree in business management or a related field
  • Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
  • Proficient in project management and decision-making
  • Commercial acumen with a solid understanding of sales and cost structures
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities

Responsibilities

  • Engage and develop customer accounts in the assigned sales area
  • Implement segment sales programs and corporate projects like CRM and IBP
  • Create and execute effective sales strategies for targeted market results
  • Monitor and report on major sales activities across indirect and direct channels
  • Identify and address business opportunities and challenges with cross-functional teams
  • Forecast demand for regional sales plans aligned with business processes
  • Drive continuous improvement to enhance customer service and operational efficiency

Benefits

  • 401K with 6% company match
  • Annual bonus eligibility
  • Comprehensive medical insurance with HSA
  • Dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance
  • Generous vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay
  • Short and long-term disability support
  • Paid parental leave after one year
  • Opportunities for career growth
  • Active diversity and inclusion networks
  • Employee referral bonuses
  • Dedicated employee appreciation day
Full Job Description
Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to ensure that adequate resources and capability (people and processes) reside within the business equipped to develop and deliver sales (current customers and new prospects) across the allocated (multi-state) area in line with business strategy and the overall segment's profitability related targets.

Key Responsibilities

  • Effectively engage, develop and lead own accounts within area sales
  • Roll out segment sales programs (including sales process-related knowledge and tools) and implement corporate projects such as CRM and IBP.
  • Develop and execute sales strategies in the marketplace and deliver expected top and bottom-line results for the segment in the allocated region.
  • Plan, monitor and periodically report on execution of major sales activities conducted with regard to indirect and direct sales channel.
  • Identify significant business opportunities, pinpoint existing and/or potential problem areas and collaborate with cross functional teams where appropriate in order to develop new businesses and or protect and defend existing businesses.
  • Provide demand forecast for regional segment sales plans in line with the business IBP processes.
  • Drive Continuous Improvement across the organization to generate value to customers - Service, capability, efficiency and productivity.
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams including support to the relevant key account teams to execute their sales plans and deliver against desired service levels on new developments.
  • Provide support and leadership to sales, customer services and technical teams by showing vision and support to ensure high service levels and operational efficiency.
  • Be familiar with all the applicable corporate as well as site policies/procedures with regard to personal conduct and HSE standards and act in compliance with all applicable regulations.


Job Requirements

  • Knowledge & Work Experience - Paints and coatings industry, any B2B industry environment. 5-7 years of work experience in commercial roles or sales roles.
  • Minimum bachelor's degree in business management or related field.
  • Skills - Leadership, stakeholder management, project management, decision making, creating value propositions, drive, results orientation, communication and presentation, commercial and business acumen, basic understanding of cross functional processes and financial concepts related to sales and cost to serve

Leadership Behaviours - (clearly demonstrated) - Guiding
  • Performance leadership
  • Personal leadership


Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range for this role is: $106,000 to $115,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

401K retirement savings with 6% company match
Eligible for annual bonus
Medical insurance with HSA
Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D benefits
Generous vacation, sick and holiday pay
Short & Long term disability
Paid Parental leave after 1 year
Career growth opportunities
Active Diversity & Inclusion Networks
Employee referral bonus
Employee appreciation day

Competencies

Accepting Direction
Accepting Responsibility
Acquiring Information

Requisition ID: 53979

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About AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel is a Dutch multinational company that creates paints and performance coatings for both industry and consumers worldwide. The company was founded in 1994 through the merger of Akzo NV and Nobel Industries. AkzoNobel is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and operates in over 150 countries. The company's portfolio includes well-known brands such as Dulux, Sikkens, and International. AkzoNobel is committed to sustainability and has set a target to become carbon neutral and use 100% renewable energy by 2050.
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