Refinish Sales Manager

Refinish Sales Manager £60,000 + 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?

£60,000 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.