United Kingdom, Hemel Hempstead, Adhesive Technologies

Senior Sales Engineer - Metal Packaging At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

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YOUR ROLE As a Senior Sales Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and growing our portfolio of clients in the UK and Ireland, specialising in process chemistry for various industries, including food, paint, and chemicals for metal cans. You will work closely with some of the biggest producers, providing technical support and ensuring that our chemistry solutions meet the specific needs of each plant. Execute line audits, offering technical expertise, and maintaining strong relationships with production teams to ensure optimal performance. You will have the opportunity to work with various internal teams at different levels of seniority, requiring strong communication skills and a team-player attitude. The ability to collaborate with a team of experts are key, as you will regularly interact with specialists across Henkel. This role will involve frequent travel to client sites, often requiring adaptability and time management skills to handle onsite work effectively. Depending on your experience level, there is an opportunity to manage key accounts and develop long-term customer relationships. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create sustainable solutions for the metal packaging industry. Drive sales by identifying new business opportunities, pursuing leads, and ensuring sales targets and revenue goals are consistently met. Working effectively with internal teams (engineering, R&D, production, etc.) to develop solutions and ensure customer requirements are met. YOUR SKILLS A bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Engineering, or a related technical field is essential. The role will require frequent travel, with up to 3-4 days per week spent visiting client sites. A UK-based candidate is preferred. Organised, able to manage a complex and diverse workload, able to prioritise and meet deadlines. Proactive, solutions-focused, self-starter. Positive attitude towards personal growth and career development. Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, providing excellent pre- and post-sales support. Managing multiple accounts, projects, or sales pipelines simultaneously, keeping track of deadlines and deliverables. Being flexible and quick to adjust to new challenges, technologies, or market demands.

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.

JOB ID: 24070707 Contract & Job type: Regular - Full Time Contact information for application-related questions: RecruitmentUKIE@henkel.com Please do not use this email address for sending your application or CV. To apply, please click on the "Apply Now" button below. Applications sent via e-mail will not be accepted.