Account Manager
Competitive salary, excellent benefits package and great career development opportunities.
London  - Field based
 
Commercially astute with a record of delivering consistent profitable sales growth within a fast-paced environment you are ready to join a world class business to further your career. That business is AkzoNobel. Home to world class products, we have been awarded Top Employer status and are recognised globally for being first with ideas, driving innovation and delivering market leading products all of which allow us to build successful partnerships with customers.
 
We are recruiting Account Managers to drive profitable growth in our Dulux Decorator Centre (DDC) store network by developing business within both the Decorator and Commercial Contractor channels.
 
As an Account Manager you will focus on delivering world class customer management by collaborating with our sales teams DDC stores in your region to design, support and execute sales plans along with taking ownership for managing and growing your own call file of key customers.
 
You will develop effective and efficient ways of working with the DDC stores to deliver jointly agreed plans, business growth and world class customer engagement. You will construct compelling sales benefits to ensure our products are the customers’ first choice as well as identify and unlock new business opportunities. You will also build an understanding customer trends in your region and work with colleagues to influence them and grow regional sales and profits. Important too will be the ability to develop market, competitor and customer insights and share these with key stakeholders in the business to support a continuous improvement culture.

We have core principles and values that help our employees and customers know what we stand for. With this in mind you will also be the sort of person who is not only customer focused but also passionate about excellence and delivers on commitments.
 

AkzoNobel has a passion for paint. We’re experts in the proud craft of making paints and coatings, setting the standard in color and protection since 1792. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. Headquartered in the Netherlands, we operate in over 80 countries and employ around 35,000 talented people who are passionate about delivering the high-performance products and services our customers expect.      

At AkzoNobel, we believe in winning together, so if you want to be a CRM expert in a business where people share and use their personal strengths to succeed as a team, please visit our website via the link.

Please note: In the event of a high candidate response to this vacancy we may close the application period earlier than the date shown.

We may consider flexible working for this role.