About this Position
At 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
- The Senior Market Development Manager is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and developing new growth opportunities within the Building & Construction Industry segment for the ACA Strategic Business Unit.
- This role focuses on understanding the evolving needs of primary building material manufacturers and translating market insights into scalable business opportunities aligned with Henkel's strategic priorities.
- The position leads the process of researching market trends, assessing opportunity attractiveness, coordinating pilot initiatives, and transitioning validated growth opportunities to commercial and business teams for execution.
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Monitor market trends, industry dynamics, regulations, and emerging technologies impacting building material manufacturers.
- Identify unmet market needs and new application, technology, and business opportunities aligned with ACA strategy.
- Conduct market assessments, customer research, value chain analysis, and business case development.
Evaluate and prioritize opportunities based on strategic fit, market potential, competitive landscape, and feasibility.
- Lead pilot and validation projects with cross-functional teams.
- Develop commercialization recommendations and transition validated opportunities to business, marketing, product management, and sales teams.
- Maintain a pipeline of growth opportunities and provide recommendations to leadership.
- Collaborate with Innovation, Product Development, Marketing, Sales, and regional teams to accelerate growth initiatives.
