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Henkel Sr. Manager Application Engineering Thermal in Chanhassen, Minnesota
United States, Chanhassen, MN, Adhesive Technologies
Sr. Manager Application Engineering Thermal
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.
Dare to make an impact?
YOUR ROLE
Both manager/leader and independent contributor
Success in product recommendations, new product demonstrations, and troubleshooting for SBU customers
Value added technical visits (meetings, audits, demonstrations, troubleshooting, etc.) at customers with appropriate next steps, action items and documentation
High level support for Key Accounts at critical regional customers and at regional sites for global key accounts
Works with application equipment and technology development to provide innovative solutions to enhance customer adhesive related processes
Manages laboratory workflow (including prioritization and reporting) to meet customer, internal and market needs and expectations
Responsible for success of technical training of Henkel team members (Sales, AE, Marketing, etc.) including development of new/modified training
Responsible for customer technical training via appropriate formats: academies, Webinars, at customer site, at Henkel facilities, white papers, etc.
Drives success of both Global SBU and Regional SBU projects
Drives regional SBU direction with regional Sales, Marketing, PD, Product Management leads
Supports global SBU direction and strategy with global leads in Application Engineering and other areas, and drives SBU strategy in specific segments/markets/technologies
Evaluates KPI results and drives innovation and continuous improvement via data driven decisions and actions resulting from KPI metrics
Facilitates expertise and personal skill development of direct reports through internal and external trainings, project opportunities, mentoring/coaching and any other relevant approaches
Supports as appropriate Henkel activities in other areas including marketing, internal and external communications, sustainability, etc.
Complies with all Henkel and regulatory requirements for safety, legal and environmental areas
YOUR SKILLS
Minimum a Bachelors degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or similar.
7+ years of experience with adhesive materials or similar, battery technology preferred.
Product, applications, customer knowledge to deliver/quantify value and run demos
Analytical, mechanical, organizational, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills
Selling/Negotiation and Business/Industry Acumen skills
Relationship Building and Teamwork skills
Leverages Digital Tools
Motivated, Takes Initiative, Willing to Change, High Learning Agility
Creative, Adaptable, Deals with Ambiguity, Drives Change & Innovation
Oral/written communication (English and/or local languages)
Coaching and Development
Leadership & Strategy
This is an On Site role. Selected candidate will be working in the office unless they are visiting a customer or suppliers or attending technical events.
Traveling of up to 20% is requirred.
The salary for this role is $100,000.00 - $130,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
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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 races, colors, religions, sexes, national origins, disabilities, veteran statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and other legally protected characteristics.
JOB ID: 24070131
Contract & Job type: Regular - Full Time
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