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Main region: Gauteng, North West, Freestate, Limpopo, Zambia, DRC.\nReporting to the Sales Manager Inland and Southern Eastern Africa.\nPRIME SUCCESS FACTORS:\nA focus on results, engagement, and collaboration within a Team of Teams. The ability to effect change, the abilityto build trust and respect, and the ability to act with medium and short-term perspective.\nAbout us:\nPPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD ®\nThrough leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on X.\nThe PPG Way 2030\nWe are customer champions\nProactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don’t stop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow.\nWe act with purpose and speed\nAgile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.\nWe are excellent operators\nProductive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, the faces of PPG to our customers.\nWe compete to win\nFuture-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths.\nWe are PPG proud\nStrong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act with integrity and value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world.\nAt PPG we use AI in the hiring process to make the process more efficient. 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