Axalta

Sales Engineer

Axalta
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong customer orientation and consultative selling skills to acquire and manage customers in the Liquid Coatings and Ecoat sectors. Proficient in developing new markets and managing budgets with a focus on cost efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords
B2B Sales ExperienceCustomer AcquisitionConsultative SellingCoatings Industry KnowledgeMicrosoft Office Proficiency

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Acquire and manage customers for Liquid Coatings and Ecoat in our core segments across the DACH and Benelux regions
  • Support the field sales team in positioning our product and service portfolio to meet customer-specific needs
  • Transition customers to the use of new technologies
  • Advise customers on new product systems
  • Develop new customer segments
  • Identify and maximize existing customer potential
  • Monitor and reduce outstanding receivables
  • Manage allocated budgets responsibly and with a strong focus on cost efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Completed commercial or technical training
  • Initial professional experience in sales, ideally in a B2B environment
  • Strong customer orientation and enthusiasm for winning new customers, developing new markets, and selling complex technical products through a consultative approach
  • Experience in the coatings, paints, or chemical industries is an advantage
  • High level of reliability, initiative, and commitment
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and a high degree of flexibility
  • Confident, persuasive, and goal-oriented communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Very good IT skills, particularly proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
  • Willingness to travel extensively (at least 60% of working time)
  • Independent, structured, and results-oriented approach to work

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Hard Skills
Sales ManagementMarket DevelopmentBudget ManagementTechnical Product KnowledgeCustomer Segmentation
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsGoal-Oriented CommunicationReliabilityInitiativeFlexibility
Certifications & Qualifications
Commercial or Technical Training
Industry Keywords
Liquid CoatingsEcoatChemical IndustryPaints IndustryB2B Environment