Senior Sales Executive

SUMMARY OF

THE ROLE

We are seeking a driven Senior Sales Executive to accelerate the growth of our Decorative Project portfolio. You will manage assigned territory – Northen area, secure high-value project wins, and cultivate strong partnerships with key project stakeholders. This position will report to the Sales Manager and based in Penang.

Responsibilities

• Introduce, promote, and secure decorative product specifications and sales for major projects and allocated customers within your territory.
• Conduct regular site, client, and developer visits to build lasting relationships and capture market intelligence.
• Implement sales policies and marketing initiatives in alignment with company regulations to support uniform business growth and operational efficiency.
• Maintain robust follow-up on project collections against assigned targets to ensure healthy company working capital and cash flow.
• Provide high-quality service to existing distributors and project accounts, promptly addressing customer complaints and efficiently responding to inquiries from dealers and project clients.
• Partner with your Manager to undertake and regularly update area audits, identifying untapped project pipelines and market potential within your designated region.
• Actively utilize and maintain the CRM system to track project pipelines and sales data.
• Coordinate closely with internal departments to guarantee timely project delivery and seamless customer service.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

AND

WHAT WE OFFER

Qualifications

• Diploma with 2-3 years’ relevant experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent English skills both spoken and written.
• You have great communication skill and teamwork spirited.
• Personal Qualities Acts on own initiative, makes things happen and accepts responsibility for the results.
• Communicates in a clear, precise, and structured way; speaks with authority and conviction; presents effectively.
• Co-operates well with others; shares knowledge, experience and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals.
• Identifies and seizes commercial opportunities; has a strong positive impact on business growth and profitability Makes an impact; convinces and persuades others; promotes plans and ideas successfully Quickly understands and analyzes complex issues and problems; comes up with sound and rational judgments.
• We Offer We are a fast-growing paint company with proven financial Career development encompassing on-the-job experiences and Jotun Academy, our in-house development academy.
• Best-in-class paint product that are unparalleled in quality.
• We are a values-driven organization where Respect, Loyalty, Care and Boldness are core to the culture and success of our organization.
• Performance bonus and incentive are rewarded to performing employees.
• Flexi medical benefits are offered
• Outpatient, health screening, dental and optical.
• POSITION INFORMATION Company: Jotun Paints (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Contract Type: Regular Time Type: Full time CLOSING DATE (dd.mm.yyyy): 31.07.2026

WHO WE ARE

Seeing a prominent market in South East Asia (SEAP), Jotun opened its first factory in Thailand in 1968. Rapid economic development in the region led to new companies and factories in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia and Australia.

Jotun SEAP has been awarded a Korn Ferry Engaged Performance Award for year 2019, in recognition of achieving a best-in-class level of “Enablement”. We are proud to have an incredibly diversified region with more than 2,000 employees that come from different nationality and background, working together in delivering profitable growth.

Throughout our history, we have focused in providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development, underpinned by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness. Jotun Malaysia and Singapore were established in 1983 and 1971, respectively.

With the consolidation of Jotun Malaysia & Singapore in 2016, the organisation has consistently delivered strong growth and profitability to become today one of the main contributors to our business in the South East Asia and Pacific region.

The company operates three factories in Shah Alam and Nilai and has a wide network of offices and warehouses across Malaysia and Singapore, providing efficient and timely response to our customers. Our aim is to develop employees through a culture of continuous feedback, learning and growth. Visit our Career Page to know more about life at Jotun. Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people.

Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and diversity of professions, gender, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures etc. We are committed to represent the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.

If you are applying to a position and require any additional support in the interview process, please let us know how we can accommodate this. If you think that this role is what you could be doing next, apply now! Jotun is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of decorative paints, marine, protective, and powder coatings. The Group has 68 companies and 40 production facilities globally, and over 10 933 employees.

Jotun products are available in more than 100 countries through own subsidiaries, joint ventures, branch offices, dealers and distributors. The Jotun Group’s sales in 2025 was NOK 34.3 billion. The Jotun Group is organised into four segments and five geographical regions, and has its head office in Sandefjord, Norway. Find out what life at Jotun is like.

Meet some of your colleagues and get a feeling for the company culture. Jotun believes that paints and coatings play a key role in a sustainable future. We strive to act responsibly in everything we do, and protect property with a minimum environmental impact. We embrace responsibility for our employees and the societies where we operate.

With a strong corporate culture and sound values, we create a safe, diverse and inclusive workplace where people can grow. In addition, Jotun strives to make a positive impact through community initiatives and collaboration