Dedicated Flooring Sales Representative - Protective & Marine

Protective & Marine Division Sales Representative

The Protective & Marine Division is seeking a candidate with proven success in sales of high performance industrial flooring systems. This candidate will be responsible for building brand awareness with engineers and owners, and negotiating sales and closing the deal with high performance flooring contractors by positioning our industry leading technologies as solutions to the problems and challenges encountered for their asset protection needs. The candidate shall have knowledge of industry standards and product systems, a curiosity for learning and a proven track record of prospecting for new opportunities. This role will engage with customers in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, aviation, general industrial, water and waste water, military, healthcare and education industries.

This position is a field position and will be expected to travel at least 25% of the time, in South Eastern Florida.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting new business and making sales calls to existing accounts.
• Develop a strategy to grow business with customers by identifying product solutions and service capabilities to meet customer needs.
• Develop weekly selling plan and conduct sales calls accordingly.
• Determine where customer is in the overall selling process and what steps are necessary to advance the process towards closing the sale.
• Conduct product demos to support the selling process.
• Coordinate Technical Service needed to support customers' application requirements.
• Identify sources of sales leads and follow through on leads provided by store/facility personnel as appropriate
• Manage customer complaints within lines of authority and manage process to resolution
• Ability to maintain a discipline in pre-call planning daily and monthly activity to ensure time is maximized and the territory business plan is being executed.
• Knowledge and proficient user of sales excellence methods in sales calls and time management.
• Ability to evaluate growth and improvement opportunities and establish a viable territory business plan.
• Experience and proven success in conducting outside sales calls on industrial flooring accounts to build new business and increase existing business.
• Excellent wholesale customer service skills, including problem solving and handling customer complaints within lines of authority and manage process to resolution.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, including professional presence and exhibiting confidence with customers.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1,etc.)
• Must be able to retrieve material from shelves and lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Must have a valid, unrestricted drivers license.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must have one (1) year business to business sales experience in industrial flooring systems.
• Must be able to travel at least 25%.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have a bachelors degree or higher in technical or business field
• Have experience as a Commercial Branch Manager or Sales Rep with proven successful sales performance in a large territory; or comparable non-SW industry Sales Rep experience.
• Have the SSPC, ICRI, ACI or other industry certifications.
• Have (3) years of business to business sales experience in the industrial flooring industry.
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency of multiple corrosion prevention solutions.
• Bilingual candidates who are able to speak Spanish are preferred for this role.

About Us

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being Career with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution Connection with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible

At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commuteit matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at Click on "Candidates" to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.? All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

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Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.

Job Info

• Job Identification 2626061
• Job Category Sales
• Posting Date 10/08/2026, 07:18 PM
• Locations USA OH Cleveland Global Headquarters
• Employment Category Full-time regular
• Relocation Package Yes, Within Company Policy
• Salary Frequency Annually
• Minimum Salary $94,641
• Maximum Salary $122,994