Job Description
Sales & Technical Representative – Automotive Refinish & Coatings
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This exciting dual-role combines technical expertise with business development — ideal for a hands-on professional looking to support and grow customer relationships.
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About Us
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Autolac is a leading national supplier of automotive finishes, coatings, and consumables to the vehicle and commercial refinishing industries. As a privately owned Sydney-based SME with 70+ staff across Australia, we pride ourselves on a culture of integrity, technical excellence, and strong customer service.
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Due to ongoing growth, we are seeking a Sales & Technical Representative for our Fyshwick branch to help us build our customer base and provide technical support across the Canberra region.
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About the Role
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This role will see you split your time between visiting new and existing customers, demonstrating technical capabilities of our products, and supporting sales growth through relationship-building and proactive account management.
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Key Responsibilities
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Build and maintain long-term relationships with customers.
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Grow customer base and increase product range sold.
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Represent key brands such as Sherwin-Williams.
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Act as the primary contact for sales and technical enquiries.
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Identify new sales opportunities and contribute to product launches and marketing efforts.
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Technical Support & Training
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Demonstrate technical advantages of products to customers and internal teams.
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Provide product and colour matching training (including software use).
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Install and troubleshoot paint systems and equipment.
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Support customers with spray booth layout and product use best practices.
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Assist customers with coatings-related issues and provide in office solutions.
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Deliver hands-on training and mentoring to improve customer outcomes.
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About You
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Trade qualified Spray Painter with minimum 5–8 years' experience.
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Prior experience in sales, technical support, or supervision in a workshop.
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Excellent customer service and communication skills.
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Technically confident, solutions-oriented, and team-focused.
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Comfortable using colour software and handling customer demonstrations.
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Self-motivated, organised, and pragmatic.
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Valid Australian driver's licence and full work rights.
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Willingness to travel regionally and attend product training.

📌 Sales & Technical Representative - Automotive Refinish & Coatings (Canberra)
🏢 Autolac
📍 Canberra