Sales Representative, Residential Repaint

Sales Representatives will initiate and manage relationships with customers and serve as the primary contact for the company. The role focuses on growing a paint sales territory in the Residential Repaint market segment. Responsibilities include securing new wholesale accounts, maintaining existing accounts, utilizing pre‑call planning tools, developing territory strategies, conducting product demonstrations, and supporting competitive product comparisons.

A criminal history review is required as part of the hiring process.

• Develop a strategy to grow sales and profits to key, opportunity, new and existing customers.
• Effectively build relationships with customers by understanding and supporting their business.
• Conduct product demonstrations to support solutions for the customer.
• Develop working relationships with stores to achieve business goals.
• Generate leads.
• Help determine pricing schedules for quotes, promotions, and negotiations.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports as required.
• Give sales presentations to a range of prospective clients.
• Coordinate sales efforts with marketing programs.
• Understand and promote company programs.
• Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
• Visit clients and potential clients to evaluate needs or promote products and services.
• Maintain client records and answer client questions about terms, products, prices, and availability.
• Job duties involve contact with customers, which may include minors, and access to cash and other payment methods, electronic equipment, personal information, store merchandise and other items of value.

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for an employment work visa status now or in the future.
• Must have a valid, unrestricted Driver’s License.
• Must have at least a High School diploma or GED.
• Must have at least one (1) year of experience working in a retail, sales, or customer service position.
• Must be willing to work all scheduled hours, which may include evenings and weekends, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 70 lbs. on occasion.

• Have at least one (1) year of work experience as an Assistant Store or Branch Operations Manager for Sherwin‑Williams.
• Have previous work experience conducting outside sales calls.
• Have at least an associate's degree in business, sales, or marketing.
• Have previous work experience selling paint and paint‑related products.
• Have work experience using timekeeping and/or customer relationship management (“CRM”) systems.
• Willingness to relocate for future job opportunities.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in more than one language.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in Spanish.

This position is eligible for performance‑based bonus, health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, retirement savings plans, and paid time off such as vacation and holidays.

Sherwin‑Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.