Sales Executive Performance Coatings

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

Manage assigned segment(s) sales activities and promote mainly segment products in a designated national geographical area or region by applying Jotun’s sales tools and techniques to promote Jotun’s products, services, and solutions, identify new business development opportunities and maintain customer relationships in order to achieve sales targets, gross margin, DSO and targeted market shares.

Are you ready for new challenges and an exciting career?

Responsibilities:

• Develop and seek new business opportunities for the local market by targeting new customers to increase our market share and profitability.

• Introduce, promote, and sell a range of segment(s) products in assigned geographical territories through regular customer visits to maintain good relationships and obtain market information.

• Follow up on projects within allocated geographical territories by coordinating and monitoring closely with project personnel to ensure Jotun products are used to achieve the sales budget.

• Troubleshoot, resolve, and escalate specific customer problems

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery, good customer service, and achieve company goals.

• Monitor collections to ensure customer payment is received within an agreed term to achieve budgeted days outstanding.

• Execute assigned sales activities related to achieving currently given targets in terms of volumes and gross margins through customers by providing timely direct services to the customers to ensure that the company achieves overall profitability.

• Responsible for the market mapping and expansion in the territory by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitors to increase Jotun's market share.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER

• Chemical/Industrial Engineer or related career
• 3-5 years of experience in the sale of industrial and marine coatings
• Preferably have NACE 1 certification
• Intermediate - Advanced English
• Sales experience with anti-corrosion coatings (preferably requirement)
• Using ERP/CRM    
• MS Office Management

We offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy.
• Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies
• Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, as proven by consistently high employee feedback scores
• A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self
• A focus on having fun together through team building and social activities

POSITION INFORMATION
 

Company:

Jotun Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Contract Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

CLOSING DATE (dd.mm.yyyy):

30.12.2026

WHO WE ARE

Our operations in the AMERICAS (North America, Central America and South America) began in the 70's in the USA and later expanded to Brazil (1998) and later to Mexico (2015). Today with a factory in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) and direct sales operations in the US (Houston) and Mexico (Vera Cruz), the AMERICAS region is strategically located and is active in the Marine and Protective segments. With a promising market for our products and our brand, we have the ambition to expand to other countries in the region. We believe that real value in our companies is our employees, both as individuals and as teams. We focus on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development, driven by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness. And WE make it happen!

Jotun is one of the world's leading manufacturers of paints, coatings and powder coatings. Jotun was founded in Norway in 1926, and after great domestic success, an international expansion started in 1962 which has since taken Jotun all around the world. Jotun began its activity in Mexico from July 2015 as a Distribution Office and has become an important market for the growth and development of the brand in both the Marine and Protective segments. Jotun Mexico focuses on the Marine and Protective segments. Jotun protects property and make its mark on your surroundings, from large ships to beautiful structures. Do you want to join us and MAKE Y/OUR MARK?

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Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and diversity of professions, gender, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures etc. We are committed to represent the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.

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If you think that this role is what you could be doing next, apply now!