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Sales- Key Account Manager

Sherwin-Williams
Saint Louis, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Jan 2026

About the role

About the Role 

As a Key Account Manager, you will: 

  • Deliver Excellence: Ensure customer quality and service expectations are consistently met, reducing complaints and enhancing satisfaction. 

  • Drive Growth: Maintain and optimize existing sales and profitability targets through strategic account management and consistent execution.  

  • Expand Opportunities: Identify and develop new business opportunities with the key account and prospective customers. 

  • This position combines strategic account leadership with team collaboration, ensuring effective execution of retention strategies and new business development initiatives.  

  • Build and maintain strong relationships at corporate and plant level with key decision-makers, purchasing contacts, and technical teams to deliver maximum customer value. 

  • Achieve commercial targets aligned with business strategies, including new business development, pricing, claims resolution, inventory control, and accurate forecasting. 

  • Serve as the primary liaison between the key account and Sherwin-Williams to ensure timely resolution of complaints, technical issues, and product performance concerns. 

  • Provide proactive feedback to Sherwin-Williams and customer paint manufacturing facilities, including coordinating technical assistance, troubleshooting, and facilitating product trials to ensure smooth operations and optimal coating performance. 

  • Collaborate with Technical Service teams to support product implementation and line trials. 

  • Develop and execute annual sales and strategic account plans in partnership with leadership and cross-functional teams. 

  • Support scale-up trials for new technologies to ensure successful market entry. 

  • Manage product complaints, coordinate resolutions, and ensure customer satisfaction through efficient communication and follow-up. 

  • Own financial performance of assigned portfolio, ensuring alignment with revenue and margin targets. 

  • Shape and execute sales strategies that align with broader business goals and customer needs. 

  • Collaborate with Marketing, Finance, and Pricing teams.