Building on a strong legacy of almost 150 years, we are leading the way to reimagine and improve life every day. Today and for generations to come. Through our innovative and sustainable brands and technologies, across our teams around the world.
Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Head of Application Engineering EU South
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Head of Application Engineering EU South
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About this Position
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 What makes you a good fit. 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.
What you´ll do
- Owe paper key accounts for complete Europe
- Optimize customer profitability by portfolio management & change in customer buying behavior
- Achieve highest level of ACE project pipeline closing rates to deliver and exceed country sales plans
- Develop and acquire talent with the highest level of application knowledge and customer experience to differentiate for the competition in the market
- Lead technical team of APP Southern Europe for business activities within the flexible packaging business, the paper markets
- Excute the team setup by deciding and addressing job roles and responsibilities within the team
- Actively prioritize setting and resource allocation
- Site leader for Zingonia AE lab with full responsibility for SHEQ
- Continuously advance AE operations, sharing best practices & execute APP strategy, special focus on KSIs
- Decide independently the type and scope of internal as well as external support/activities, including the introduction of new adhesive technologies into the market
- Technical interface between customers and the Henkel teams, including Sales, Marketing, BD, PD and other teams - leading highly professional communication
- Develop innovations and continuous improvement via data driven decisions and actions, in collaboration with other AE teams, PD, BD and external partners
- Develop technical content on products and applications to be shared in academies, trainings and published internally & externally
- Act as the EU regional expert for food safety, paper business with consulting into all other relevant functions in Europe
- Take responsibility for customer inquiries and complaints, writes technical statements and makes product recommendations
- Support customer projects of team members in critical cases
What makes you a good fit
- Master's Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Business management or related fields
- Fluency in Italian and in English is mandatory
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Strong technical expertise
- Good knowledge of tools and applications related to packaging
- Willingness to travel up to 50% (in Italy, Greece, Spain, France)
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: 25082018
Job Locations: Italy, Lombardy, Zingonia
Contact information for application-related questions: humanresources-italy@henkel.com
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Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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