Technical Sales Specialist

We are currently looking for a Technical Sales Specialist to cover the Southwest region and South Wales. You will be responsible for:

• Providing expert guidance and advice on our Glasurit(C) product range to existing and new automotive body shops and distributors.
• Working alongside our customers to identify technical and training needs, carry out product demonstrations and installations, ensuring the customer has full and comprehensive knowledge of our systems and application techniques.
• Developing and maintaining existing customer relationships through regular meetings and effective communication.
• Solving customer paint-related problems, identify value-added solutions for product, application and process improvement to enhance their business.
• Identifying new customers in your region, build strong customer relationships and work alongside our commercial and technical teams to identify opportunities for growth.
  
  The successful candidate should ideally have 5 GCSEs grade 4 and above or equivalent and/or a Level 3 NVQ qualification in Vehicle Body and Paint Operations (Refinishing) or equivalent or IMI Senior Paint Technician Qualification.
• You should have a good understanding and knowledge of paint application, colour matching, tinting and technical expertise of refinish paint systems, processes and applications.
• Ideally you have experience of training others on paint application and processes.
• We are looking for an innovative, self-motivated individual, who is extremely customer-focused, has excellent communication and presentation skills.
• You are competent in the use of various IT software including Microsoft Office.
Please Note: A full UK driving license is required as this role will involve travel within the UK.

BASF Coatings UK Limited supplies Automotive OEM and component manufacturers with all four layers of coatings - e-coats, primers, basecoats and clearcoats. We have a significant presence of service staff across the UK's car and automotive components manufacturing plants. Our Automotive Refinish coatings are approved by most of the leading manufacturers for use in their authorised bodyshops. We focus on ecoefficient waterborne and high-solids coatings with low solvent content. We supply Glasurit and R-M refinish paints and provide staff training., Operating in the UK since 1880, BASF currently has 11 locations across the UK, from Littlehampton on the South Coast of England to Callanish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. Our UK headquarters are in Stockport, Greater Manchester and that's where our sales and services teams are based. From our six manufacturing sites across the UK, we supply raw materials to most industries including agriculture, automotive, chemicals, construction, energy and pharmaceuticals. You can find out a bit more about where over 700 people from our amazing BASF team work here https://www.basf.com/gb/en/who-we-are/BASF-in-the-United-Kingdom

Responsibility from day one in a challenging work environment and "on-the-job" training as part of a committed team. At BASF we offer a total package which includes not only an attractive salary and bonus but also benefits including a defined contribution pension scheme; a share scheme; company car; private healthcare and life insurance to name a few. We are happy to talk flexible working. We believe that diversity and inclusion make the difference. Only when people with diverse backgrounds come together, contribute their various experiences and attitudes, and look at challenges from different perspectives, will creative innovations and ground-breaking solutions be created. We celebrate diversity and we actively promote an inclusive work environment. In the UK we have an active Diversity & Inclusion Strategy Action Group and work closely with external partner Inclusive Employers. We are an equal opportunities employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard or reference to age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status and other protected characteristics. For more information please visit: https://www.basf.com/gb/en/careers/why-join-basf/basf-locally.html