Assistant Sales Manager

About the job

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE:

In this role, the role holder will support the Sales Manager in driving the growth of Jotun’s Performance Coatings business in Hyderabad. She/he will build strong customer relationships, explore new opportunities, and promote our products using Jotun’s sales tools and best practices. By delivering excellent service and maintaining close engagement with customers and aim to achieve targets in sales, gross margin, and DSO, while contributing to increased market share and long‑term profitability.

This role is based in Hyderabad and reports to Regional Sales Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Sales Growth: Support the Sales Manager in achieving sales targets by managing customer relationships and identifying profitable opportunities.
• Manage Key Accounts: Develop and execute account plans by understanding customer needs and ensuring high satisfaction.
• Oversee Projects: Monitor project progress, resolve technical/commercial issues, and ensure timely completion with optimal coating performance.
• Promote Jotun Solutions: Conduct regular visits, presentations, and follow-ups to ensure Jotun is specified in projects and create new sales opportunities.
• Ensure Timely Collections: Monitor payments and ensure collections are received within agreed timelines to meet DSO targets.
• Coordinate & Communicate: Work closely with project teams and clients, respond to inquiries, support sales presentations, and contribute to meetings to achieve sales objectives.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER

Experience & Qualification

• Education: Any Graduation
• Experience: Min 3 Years in protective coating sales

Personal Qualities We Look for:

• Acts on own initiative, makes things happen and accepts responsibility for the results.
• Identifies and seizes commercial opportunities; has a strong positive impact on business growth and profitability
• Uses a methodical and systematic approach; plans ahead, defines clear priorities and allocates resources effectively
• Communicates in a clear, precise and structured way; speaks with authority and conviction; presents effectively
• Co-operates well with others; shares knowledge, experience and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals
• Adheres to company rules and procedures; executes plans with commitment and determination; achieves high quality results.

What We offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning.
• Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies.
• Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, 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.

WHO WE ARE:

Jotun’s story in the MEIA region (Middle East, India and Africa) began in 1962, and has grown to include 18 legal entities committed to achieving success and growth of the Jotun Group. Throughout our history, we have focused on providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development, underpinned by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.

Jotun India Pvt. Ltd. operates at PAN India level with more than 450+ competent employees, having its head office at Mumbai, manufacturing facility at Pune, R&D Office at Vimannagar Pune, and Sales offices in an additional 3 cities i.e. Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.

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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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