Henkel · 13 hours ago
Sales Engineer Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$95K/yr - $125K/yr
5+ years expHenkel is a company focused on innovation, sustainability, and collaboration, particularly within their Adhesive Technologies business unit. The Sales Engineer will be responsible for managing and servicing surface treatment customers, executing sales plans, and driving channel excellence in the Greater Los Angeles area and potentially expanding into Arizona and Colorado.
BeautyCleaning ProductsConsumerFast-Moving Consumer GoodsPersonal Care and Hygiene
Responsibilities
The Sales Engineer is a professional sales position, based remotely, responsible for growing, managing and servicing surface treatment customers in Coil and General Industry
Provides input to Manager on customer needs, business trends, competitive situations in territory
Executes pricing actions Coordinates with application engineering to conduct line trials / (re)solve customer requests and complaints
Executes customer roadmap and manages / closes respective CRM tool (ACE) growth opportunities
Delivers KP OSG and PC % in territory / at defined accounts
Executes local sales plans (short, mid, long term) in line with SBU strategy to maintain and develop existing / acquire new customers
Builds and maintains relationships with customers and distributors
Steers and drives regional execution of sales and channel excellence roadmap
Drives and manages regional implementation of framework, policy and channel strategy development
Drives strategic projects on sales and channel excellence (e.g. ACE) in the region
Drives global / regional / local implementation of eCommerce strategy
Enforces channel discipline according to channel growth and development targets regionally
Determines greatest underexploited channel growth opportunities for the region
Aligns with global sales and channel excellence for regional roll-outs and with counterparts of other SBUs especially for shared
Cooperates with pricing team and ensures continuous regional price alignment
Sponsors or manages distribution key accounts at global / regional / local level
Continuously evaluates existing and possible channel partners Pro-actively maintains understanding of market developments and relevant product knowledge
Travels regularly in market to support understanding
Critically reviews success of launches, promotions and activities to ensure continual improvement of materials & targeting
Qualification
Required
BS/BA in Business, Chemistry, Engineering or related area or equivalent combination of education and experience
5 + years of relevant technical sales, strategic account responsibility, laboratory or manufacturing experience (preferably in metal finishing) and a progressive record of self-starting results
Ability to travel regionally, up to 50%, depending on location of home-based office
Excellent communication, collaboration and relationship building skills
Strong disciplined self-starter willing to continue learning while developing the pipeline in the territory and maintaining existing customers
Benefits
Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
Company
Henkel
Henkel leads with innovations, brands, and technologies to create sustainable value.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Carsten Knobel
Chief Executive Officer
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