Sales Representative-Powder Coatings-Darlington-Full Time

Field based – Different locations available

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colourful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

We are currently looking for a Sales Representative (Powder Coatings) to grow new business in different regions of the UK. The area can be defined based on candidate location.

Singular focus on providing brilliant coatings sets us apart. Axalta Coating Systems is the only leading global coatings company dedicated solely to the development, manufacture and sale of liquid and powder coatings. We serve customers in the automotive, transportation, general industrial and architectural and decorative sectors. Our innovative products and services include paint, color matching tools, application technologies and customer training and business management systems. We currently do business in 130 countries with a team of 12,000 employees and our revenues in 2024 were $5.2 billion.

The Technical Sales Representative works towards growing the business in the mentioned segments by efficiently implementing our products and by providing close support to our customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Provides direct technical support to key customers and ensures internal follow-up of open actions
• Work’s closely together with the sales manager to grow the business
• Coordinates the implementation of our products at the customer
• Proposes actions for sustainable portfolio development
• Coordinates complaint investigations
• Supports analyses of the market place
• Supports benchmarking activities

Key requirements:

• Solid experience in the powder coating industry
• A sound technical background; experience in product introductions at customers
• Manual application skills
• Experience in working with customers
• Knowledgeable about robotic application
• Solution-oriented thinking
• Excellent team spirit and interpersonal skills
• English language skills; other languages will be beneficial
• General MS Office and computer skills

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.

Our Company:

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.