Technical Sales Representative - Protective and Marine Coatings - Missouri​/Iowa

PPG is in search of a Sales Representative to join our Protective and Marine Coatings business.

PPG is a world leader in protective and marine coatings, developing products that protect customers' assets in some of the world’s most demanding conditions and environments, including Civil infrastructure, Offshore, Petrochemical, Power, Marine new‑build, dry dock & sea stock.

You’ll report to the PMC Zone Sales Director - Central. This is a remote role which involves travel.

• Achieve a specified sales and net contribution within the market by selling PPG Coatings Products across all major segments and distribution channels.
• Open and service new and current customer accounts assigned to a specified territory.
• Respond to customer needs concerning product recommendations, application and performance.
• Analyze territory performance reports and develop strategic sales territory business plans.
• Maintain a good understanding of the market, customers, competition and developments within a specialized segment in order to use sales opportunities.
• Work with PPG credit department to manage customer debt.

• Minimum Education:
  
  High School Diploma
• Minimum 3+ years of sales experience, preferably in the Protective Coatings industry.
• Ability to work well with diverse customers.
• Ability to calculate discounts and profit associated with a selling price; calculate commissions associated with territory performance; take measurements and calculate surface area associated with making product volume estimates.
• Ability to read and understand product data sheets, material safety data sheets, scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to analyze problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and write technical reports to communicate the information.

PPG provides equal opportunity employment to all candidates and employees and encourages diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, age, or other protected characteristics.

PPG poskytuje rovne pileitosti vem kandidatm a zamstnancm. Nabizime pileitost rst a rozvijet svou karieru v prostedi, ktere poskytuje naplujici pracovni misto pro zamstnance, vytvai prostedi pro kontinualni ueni a pijima napady a rozmanitost ostatnich. Vichni kvalifikovani uchazei jsou posuzovani spravedliv, bez ohledu na pohlavi, vk, pvod, viru, zdravotni stav i jinou osobni charakteristiku.