Retail Sales Merchandiser

Hempel Group; Remote; GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading paint manufacturer is seeking a Retail Sales Merchandiser to maximize sales performance through effective merchandising in Colchester and nearby areas. The role involves maintaining store standards, optimizing sales opportunities, and delivering high service levels while building strong relationships with store contacts. Applicants should have excellent communication skills, retail experience, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This position offers a company van, a great pension scheme, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Great pension scheme

Company van for business use

Generous holiday entitlements

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in retail or merchandising in a store environment.
• Driving license and availability for some weekend work.
• Ability to build positive relationships with key contacts.

Responsibilities

• Maximise sales performance through effective merchandising.
• Maintain optimum store standards across key accounts.
• Gather market and competitor data to assist sales teams.
• Deliver high standards of service fulfilling contracts.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Microsoft Office skills

Customer focus

Ability to prioritize workload

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Retail Sales Merchandiser page is loaded## Retail Sales Merchandiserremote type: Remotelocations: Colchester, United Kingdom: Cambridge, United Kingdom: Norwich, United Kingdomtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: February 21, 2026 (17 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR7993**Retail Sales Merchandiser - Colchester/Norwich and surrounding areas**At Crown Paints, we are looking for a Retail Sales Merchandiser to maximise the sales performance of our brands by effective merchandising and maintaining optimum store standards across our key accounts.* Responsible for a field area including, Cambridge, Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Harlow and surrounding areas.* Merchandise and maintain store fixtures* Optimise brand sales opportunities with the Retail multiple accounts* Implement all ranges reviews and promotional activity on time and with relevant POS.* Implement and be part of project activity such as refit/ new/ conversion stores* Build brand awareness via instore training, demonstrations to promote sales.* Gather and communicate market/competitor intelligence and data to assist the sales and marketing teams* Deliver high standards of service to fulfil external service contracts.* The ability to develop positive relationships within stores to facilitate brand representation* We are looking for someone who can develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key contacts within the accounts* Someone who can foster a culture of customer focus and improvement in service levels* Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage ones work load, prioritizing effectively* Microsoft Office platforms and applications skills, including : Word, Excel and PowerPoint are essential for this role* Experience within retail/merchandising in a store environment would be ideal* Driving license and some weekend workThis role comes with many benefits including a great pension scheme, a company Van to utilise for business use, generous holiday entitlements and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and inclusive culture.Click the ‘Apply for position’ button and submit your CV!**About Crown Paints**Crown believes that every pot of paint is brimming with potential and we want to put that into the hands of everyone. As one of the UK’s leading paint brands, we support homeowners and professionals to ‘paint their own possible’ and create beautiful, transformative spaces for everyone to enjoy.With a heritage dating back to 1777, the company has a rich and colourful history, pouring 200 years of knowledge and skill into every tin of paint. Headquartered in Darwen in Lancashire, the same town the company started in all those years ago, Crown also has a manufacturing site in Hull and an ever-growing network of over 170 Crown Decorating Centres located throughout the UK and Ireland. We’re proud to have held the Royal Warrant since 1949 in recognition of our commitment, passion and experience.As an industry leader in innovation and sustainability, Crown knows what a positive difference we can make to people and the planet and have set ambitious targets to become carbon neutral across all manufacturing operations, drive full circularity across product and packaging through recycling schemes, eradicate all waste to landfill and ensure 100% of paint containers make maximum use of recycled and recyclable materials.Application due2026-02-21Seniority LevelAssociateJob FunctionsSalesIndustryChemicals*Crown Paints is one of UK’s most renown paint manufacturers and we have been manufacturing for over 200 years, with over 60 years proudly holding the Royal Warrant. However, what really sets Crown apart is the support we provide for cultural, humanitarian and scientific causes across the world through our ownership structure. Crown Paints is part of the Hempel Group, which gives our company stability and our employees extended, global career possibilities. *[](blob:https://hempel.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/03df9695-390a-4b7a-ba7e-58a077e83909)Hempel is a world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions working with customers within the decorative, marine, infrastructure and energy industries. Our purpose is to shape a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions, and being owned by the Hempel Foundation gives us the stability, means and purpose to deliver lasting, positive change in the world.The Hempel Group is the owner and parent company of **Crown Paints**, **Wattyl and the Neogard brand**.