Barbados Career Opportunity - Trade Sales Manager

If passion is your favourite colour,we want you on our team.

Harris Paints is a regional group of companies which manufactures, distributes, and retails paint, accessories, and high-performance coatings across the region.

As our business continues to expand its regional base, we are seeking to engage a strategic professional leader to join our dynamic team.


Barbados

Trade Sales Manager (Due February 14, 2025)

Core Responsibilities: 

  1. To efficiently manage all aspects of the Trade (B2B) sales process to ensure that sales revenues are maximized through the growth of existing and new developer, contractor, hotel, and other commercial customers.
  2. To consistently deliver superior customer service and satisfaction, working cooperatively with internal team members.
  3. Plan and implement all sales strategies and activities to achieve sales targets while remaining within budget, and meeting and surpassing profit goals.
  4. Develop a sales budget and opportunity pipeline with full accountability and regularly oversee it to ensure that budget is on target.
  5. Manage a team of Sales Representatives in establishing both market and target customer strategies for the Company.

Qualifications / Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Management or related area with at least 5 years’ experience in a Management and painting industry Trade environment.
    OR
  • Master’s Degree in Management with at least 4 years’ experience in a Management and painting industry Trade environment.

Skills, Competencies and Requirements for the position:

  1. Experience in sales to Trade B2B (developer, contractor, hotel, and other commercial)
  2. High level of interpersonal, relationship-building, communication, and leadership skills.
  3. Highly effective sales skills to develop new customers and maintain and enhance the sales relationship with existing customers.
  4. Strategic, proactive and results oriented.
  5. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
  6. NACE Certification would be an asset.
  7. A “make it happen” approach.
  8. Knowledge of the paint industry would be an asset.



Why Harris is the place for you?

You will be joining the Caribbean's market-leading brand, which will provide you with a unique opportunity to advance your career across 14 Caribbean countries. You will receive unparalleled training on the job and through our Harris Academy. In a company that prides itself on encouraging diversity and being an equal opportunity employer, this position is backed by a competitive compensation package that includes pension, health and Life Insurance benefits and the flexibility to grow your career.

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Apply below on or before the submission dates above.
Only suitable applications will be acknowledged.