Senior Sales Executive - Shipping

About the role

Jotun is looking for a Senior Sales Executive for its Shipping business, based in Singapore and reporting to the Senior Sales Manager. The role supports the Sales Manager in promoting and selling marine coating solutions to shipowners, shipyards and other stakeholders, building strong business relationships and tracking project lifecycles so that Jotun products are successfully applied on vessels and marine structures.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and grow sales with new and existing customers while providing excellent service and keeping customer satisfaction high.
• Track vessel coating projects from specification to completion, ensure smooth product delivery, monitor application quality and support customers during drydocking or newbuild phases.
• Build customer relationships through regular visits, product presentations and follow-ups, and respond to inquiries to recommend and secure Jotun specifications for targeted projects.
• Contribute to account plans for key customers by identifying their needs and aligning solutions to their operational and technical requirements.
• Help ensure Jotun is specified for marine projects by building relationships with classification societies, consultants and procurement teams.
• Support monitoring of customer payments and ensure collections meet agreed credit terms and company DSO targets.
• Stay up to date with shipping and coatings industry trends, competitor activity and emerging technologies.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• At least 5 years of sales experience, preferably in the marine industry.
• Good presentation and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

What we offer

• Continuous learning and training through on-the-job training and the in-house Jotun Academy.
• Career development opportunities across disciplines and geographies.
• A supportive and inclusive company culture.
• Performance bonuses and incentives for performing employees.