About this PositionAt Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What you´ll do
- Develops, executes G/R/L key account strategy (short-/mid and long term) aligned with the SBU/SU/BU strategy and sustainability goals
- Leads, coaches and develops the Key Account team directly; creates governance frameworks to resolve cross-region account conflicts
- Delivers sales plans and project pipeline; Leads crisis management for high-risk account disruptions (e.g., supply chain)
- Optimizes sales mix to achieve higher growth and margins and creates governance frameworks to resolve cross-region account conflicts
- Ensures correct manufacturing footprint and CAPEX investments are made to support focus segment growth
- Advocates for KAM priorities in product/capital investment decisions; Investigates M&A targets, develops and executes M&A strategy
- Develops sustainable and long-term relationships with key accounts, negotiates and secures (international / annual) key account contracts Improves pipeline of projects at intl./local key account and advocates for KAM priorities in product/capital investment decisions
- Steers joint innovation roadmap with customers and develops unique business model to gain competitive advantage and growth
- Drives and rolls-out customer approvals and pushes upstream solution selling
- Analyzes financial KPIs and proactively steers key account business & leads crisis management for high-risk account disruptions
- Being accountable for strategic account plan, key account review cadence internally & externally
- Designs talent development programs for KAM succession planning
