Refinish Sales Manager

Refinish Sales Manager £72,000 + Bonus + Hybrid Company Car + Excellent

Benefits UK & Ireland | Automotive Aftermarket & Industrial Distribution Do you understand how to grow distributors rather than simply sell into them? Want a role where you can genuinely influence growth, develop accounts and help shape a refinish division? Looking for the backing of an established business while still having the freedom to build something? Why Apply? £72,000 basic salary plus bonus Hybrid company car 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Workplace pension scheme Health Assured programme Death in Service benefit A role with genuine autonomy and commercial influence Opportunity to develop new distributors and grow existing accounts Work within a business supplying over 1,600 distributors and motor factors across the UK and Ireland Long-term opportunity to help grow an expanding refinish product offering The Opportunity This is a commercially focused role for someone who understands the automotive refinish and distribution market. The key objective is simple: – Bring on new distributors. – Develop existing distribution partners. – Support and lead the wider sales activity. You’ll work closely with the internal sales and technical teams to drive growth across both existing and new customer groups, helping distributors expand their refinish offering while identifying new opportunities across the market. This is not an account maintenance role. It’s a role for someone who enjoys opening doors, developing commercial relationships and driving revenue growth. What You’ll Be Doing Developing new distribution partners across the UK and Ireland Growing existing distributor and motor factor relationships Supporting distributors to increase penetration into bodyshops and industrial customers Driving growth of the refinish product range across multiple customer groups Working closely with sales and technical teams to support customer development Managing and developing the wider sales activity within the division Identifying new market opportunities across automotive, industrial and associated sectors About You This role will suit you if you: Have

experience within automotive refinish, industrial coatings or associated sectors Understand motor factor and distribution networks Are commercially driven and focused on revenue growth Enjoy developing long-term customer relationships Are self-motivated and comfortable operating independently Have strong communication and negotiation

skills Want a role where you can genuinely influence business growth Field-based with flexibility to travel across the UK and Ireland. About the Company Our client is an established and growing speciality chemicals business supplying products across the automotive aftermarket, industrial and associated sectors. With a strong existing customer base and an expanding product portfolio, the business continues to invest in growth, distribution development, and long-term market expansion. Apply today, and Stewart Lupton at JSL Solutions – Industrial and Automotive Aftermarket Recruitment, will be in touch. Alternatively, call Stewart for further information. JSL Solutions – Recruitment…The Right Way. Specialists in senior commercial and leadership recruitment for manufacturers and distributors across the industrial and automotive aftermarket.