About this role
About this Position
You will join a South-European sales team and contribute to our purpose of shaping the automotive industry through our high-impact sealing, bonding and component protection solutions for Exterior, Power-Train, Inferior and Chassis parts. As a sales engineer responsible for our customers in France, your main responsibilities will be the following:
What you´ll do
- Executes local sales plans (short, mid, long term) in line with business unit strategy to maintain and develop existing / acquire new customers
- Executes customer roadmap and manages / closes respective CRM tool (ACE) growth opportunities
- Executes pricing actions
- Builds and maintains relationships with customers and distributors
- Provides input to Manager on customer needs, business trends, competitive situations in territory
- Coordinates with TCS (technical customer service) to conduct line trials / (re)solve customer requests and complaints
- Delivers KP OSG and PC % in territory / at defined account
What makes you a good fit
- Successfully completed Master's or Bachelor's degree in engineering or another technical field
- 3+ years of relevant professional experience in the field of technical B2B sales preferably in the automotive industry
- Ability to work independently and autonomously in international teams
- Strong commercial mindset (sales, medium / long term commercial strategic perspective)
- Sensitive to clients’ needs, ability to create customer relationships based on trust
- Leadership mindset with entrepreneurial spirit
- Great team player with hands-on mentality
- Knowledge & interest in the areas of social selling and digital competence
- Territorial portfolio management and value selling
- Fluent French & English language skills
- Residence in Île de France, North, Central East France
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Profit Sharing
- 100% of public transportation
- Payment of 75% of Health & Life insurance premiums
- Private daycare
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.
Other facts
About Henkel group
Henkel operates worldwide with leading innovations, brands and technologies in two business areas: Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands.
Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 145 years of success. The company holds leading positions with its two business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel, headquartered in Düsseldorf / Germany, counts among the most internationally aligned German-based companies in the global marketplace.
Our company purpose expresses what unites us all at Henkel: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations. We are a diverse team of about 47,000 colleagues worldwide, striving to enrich and improve life every day through our products, services, and solutions. Our Purpose is built from our roots and carries a long-standing legacy of innovation, responsibility, and sustainability into the future. Our shared values and Leadership Commitments guide our decisions and actions every day.
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What you'll do
- The Sales Engineer will execute local sales plans aligned with the business unit strategy and manage customer relationships in France. They will also coordinate with technical customer service to address customer requests and complaints.
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