Trade Sales Representative

The Trade Sales Manager plays a crucial role in driving and increasing Trade business sales with assigned regions. This involves growing, developing, maintaining, and managing relationships with new and existing Trade customers on behalf of Sherwin-Williams, B&Q / Trade Point.

• Responsible for working collaboratively with Trade Sales Coordinators and B&Q / Trade Point personnel to identify and grow new Trade sales opportunities.
• Collaborate directly with the Head of Trade on sales and service opportunities, new business leads, and generations.
• Conduct product, application, and sales training sessions with relevant B&Q / Trade Point personnel.
• Provide exceptional service to Trade customers and B&Q / Trade Point, including job-site demonstrations, problem-solving, executing and following up on Paint trials, tinting/mixing paint as needed, and delivering paint to job-sites.
• Maintain an appropriate weekly Trade customer call rate and input all new contacts, as well as maintain existing contacts in SFDC.

• Professional sales experience and/or calling on contractors within retail or the consumer goods industry.
• Experience selling products to strategic accounts in home improvement, construction, or property maintenance industry.
• Strong Organizational & Communication skills and experience presenting.
• Ability to work independently.
• Previous paint/coatings experience.
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Valid driver's license.

• Work-life balance.
• Competitive compensation programme.
• Sales incentive plan.
• Cash plan medical.
• Company car and fuel card.
• Company contributed pension.
• Lunch allowance.
• Career growth opportunities in a truly international environment.
• Innovation leaders in the protective coatings industry.
• Sherwin Academy offers continuous training programmes for all seniority levels.
• Attractive wellbeing, mental health, women & inclusion and ID&E programmes.

Please be aware that Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.