Senior Sales Executive - Retail

Jotun; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading decorative products company is seeking a Senior Sales Executive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The role involves promoting and selling decorative products, maintaining relationships with retail customers, and executing sales strategies to achieve business growth. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, 3-5 years of relevant experience, and be fluent in Arabic and English. The position offers a competitive compensation package and opportunities for career development and continuous learning.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Retail Sales & Business Development.
• Strong positive impact on business growth and profitability.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sales Manager in promoting Decorative products.
• Maintain good relationships with allocated customers and geographic territories.
• Execute sales policies to promote business growth.

Skills

Sales and Marketing knowledge

Fluency in Arabic

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sales & Marketing

Job description

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

As Senior Sales Executive‑Retail, you will be responsible to support the Sales Manager in promoting and selling a range of Decorative products to new/existing/specified potential customers by utilising Jotun’s sales tools and techniques to develop strong customer relationships to achieve budgeted sales, gross margin, DSO‑ Days Sales Outstanding (Timely Payment Collections) with the aim of increasing Jotun market share and profitability.

This position is based at Jeddah & will report to the Area Sales Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Introduce, promote and sell decorative products to allocated customers and geographical territories through regular visits, marketing activities, campaigns to achieve sales budget as well as maintain good relationships with customers.
• Execute sales policies and marketing activities in line with company rules and regulations to support business growth, uniformity and business efficacy.
• Maintain a good relationship with dealers and retailers, provide high quality service to existing distributors and attend to customers’ complaints and maintain Customer Relationship Management Database.
• Ensure profitability of the company by selling high value products and increasing the retail network to create a good customer base in the market.
• Securing small/medium and maintenance projects and utilizing distribution network in the supplying process to awarded projects.

We are Looking For:

1. Bachelor’s degree. Sales & Marketing is preferable.
2. 3 - 5 years of relevant experience in Retail Sales & Business Development.
3. Fluency in Arabic & English – both verbally and written.

Personal Qualities:

• 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.
• Builds a useful network of contacts and relationships and utilizes it to achieve objectives.
• Focuses on bottom-line results, identifies potential risks and monitors the financial impact of own activities.
• 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.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy.
• Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies.
• Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, proven by consistently high employee feedback scores.
• A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self.
• A focus on having fun together through team buildings and social activities.

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Contract Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

CLOSING DATE (dd.mm.yyyy): 17.01.2026

Jotun’s story in the MEIA region (Middle East, India and Africa) began in 1962, and has grown to include 18 legal entities committed to achieving success and growth of the Jotun Group. Throughout our history, we have focused on 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 Saudia Co. Ltd., established in 1984, is one of the key markets within the MEIA region. With 2 production facilities, 5 warehouses and more than 450 employees, we aim to further strengthen Jotun’s position in Saudi Arabia through ambitious market growth plans that focus on innovation, efficiency and profitability.

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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.

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