About AkzoNobel
Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life.
Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.
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Job Responsibilities
Secure specification of AkzoNobel architectural furniture, Appliance, General Industrial & Funiture powder coatings in Vietnam.
Build and maintain relationships with the network of key specifiers, specification consultants and curtain wall companies for these coatings within Vietnam.
Support architects,
designers and specification consultants in developing coating-specifications.
Establish a database of Specification Consultants, Architects, Designers, Construction Companies and Owners.
Follow up architectural projects on a common database by stage until powder application.
Follow up PO, lead time production, delivery date and invole functional in the urgent case.
OD follow up and update to finance & Sale.
Follow up and support sale to sovle the issues in the projects process.
Deliver lectures to specifiers and final year under graduate architects.
Liaise with SBU counterpart to ensure a coordinated approach to international specifiers.
Develop and maintain local specifier and project data bases.
Responsible for keeping and updating projects / architects/ track records databases.
Work closely with the laboratory for the timely supply of colour matching panels and mock up samples.
Prepare a monthly report so that the Vietnam and ASEAN management team can monitor conformance to the architectural and furniture business strategy and the specification plan.
Relationship with top owners, main constructor, sub - Constructor to ensure specified Akzonobel powder coating in their projects.
Find the new Façades and develop relationship.
Experience in analyst market, product quality, technologies, cost and make the forecast for project.
Cooperation with Marketing Dept for presentation and event to customer.
Job Requirements
Graduate, preferably with a degree from a business school or with an architectural background.
At least 3 years experience in specification selling in similar or related industries.
Knowledge of, or experience with, powder coatings is an advantage.
Creative and original thinker, self-motivated, and determined.
Outstanding ambassador for the company, representing the brand professionally at all times.
Excellent communication skills, including writing, presenting, and speaking in an international context, with fluency in English.
Able to establish credibility with specifiers (designers, architects, consultants).
Based in the Ho Chi Minh City office, with some travel required throughout Vietnam and the ASEAN region.
At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
Requisition ID: 56546