Akzo Nobel Decorative Paints Reviews

Pros

Great core values. Trying to become transparent, and is aware of significant changes that is needed to be made. Desire to do business with integrity. Great best for task products.

Cons

Falls short in executing core values, not just from employees but from upper management. Try to become transparent but falls short in gaining any trust. Invite curiosity to question, but rarely investigates further. Have not address major issues within organization's process of pipeline sales and forecasting. No true solutions to branding issues, and have created more brand confusion.

Advice to Senior Management

Become more consistent with your message and tone. An unpredictable leader is an untrustworthy leader. Review core values and be prepared to take accountability for own actions. Do not push blame and threaten.

Pros

There are some good people working for the company and benefits are decent, other than that dont bother, unless its a part time job for you as your in school. thank you

Cons

Too many to get into ..no pay..no respect

Advice to Senior Management

Show some respect

Pros

Good health plant that is above the average in the industry
Friendly people that makes a good atmosphere and also a great team

Cons

the facilities need to be updated to be still the leader in the paint market
they need to put more attention the people training

Advice to Senior Management

the facilities need to be updated to be still the leader in the paint market
they need to put more attention the people training

Pros

Always something to do, hardly ever bored.

Cons

Upper management seems reluctant to give stores support to perform essential store functions.
Pointless and frequent conference calls disrupt store functions.
Training programs inadequate.
Outside sales reps do not facilitate good working relationships with store staff.
You will be short staffed and constantly criticized by upper management because you cannot get the simplest things done.
Seems that upper management stack the deck against you...setting you up to fail customer expectations.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the stores when they tell you they need help. There are decent, hard working people that whose motivation has dwindled due to poor treatment.

Pros

good for working while in school and the pay is good if you are in that situation, sundays off, get to travel around a certain area if you are the delivery person

Cons

no real chance for advancement, how much money you generate depends on how many hours you work. store management is cool, but district managers are very difficult to deal with

Advice to Senior Management

listen to your employees, you can't expect things that are unrealistic. the current economic times makes it difficult to generate new business.

Pros

One of the best things that I enjoyed about this particular job was that I was able to have a life outside of the workplace. I also enjoyed the co-workers that I work with in the shop.

Cons

Something that I was disappointed with was how the store manager seemed to intentionally keep me in the dark about learning new procedures and being able to advance in the company. I was told that I was hired for a specific purpose and that I shouldn't be concerned about anything outside of that purpose.

Advice to Senior Management

Please make sure that all your store managers are on the same page when it comes to raising up knowledgeable and competent employees.

Pros

the hours are great, you can have a personal life. The people bend over backwards to give great customer service.

Cons

for upper management, one month time is not enuf for someone walking in off the street w/o prior company knowledge of policy and how things get done

Advice to Senior Management

I would suggest additional time for training of managers fresh off the street, with additional time every month or so for follow up training.

Pros

Very Stable Management and now with Akzo Nobel taking over the future looks very good.

Cons

Not enough field input in some of the Sales impacting decisions and old pos system that lengthens the sales process.

Advice to Senior Management

Improve point of sale transactions with new system that is more user friendly and faster. Could use a Color merchandising and new color display.

Pros

Recent changes in upper level management are providing an abundance of new opportunities within the newly defined organization.

Cons

Many changes occurring displacing some and concerning others. Access to resources is limited during this time of transition.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on the objective/end game.

Pros

Large company with products that are in demand in good times and bad. They make products that people use quite frequently and add to the quality of their lives. The company was very serious about employee safety (to the point of going way overboard, at least at the Reading plant).

Cons

The paints division was recently bought by Akzo Nobel and the Reading, PA plant was closed. Many people were laid off and few were offered positions within the company. The Reading plant is now a heap of rubble. I don't know anything about Akzo Nobel, so I can't comment on them.

Advice to Senior Management

None