Territory Sales Engineer

Henkel; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global wellbeing programs

Health and preventive care

Employee Share Plan

Group Medical Insurance

Competitive life and accident policies

Parental leave

Job summary

Henkel in Bengaluru is seeking a Territory Sales Engineer to drive profitable growth by executing strategic sales plans, identifying opportunities, and building strong relationships with customers and distributors. You will manage a healthy project pipeline, promote value-based solutions, and achieve ambitious sales targets.

The role requires a mechanical or chemical engineering degree, 3+ years in sales, and a strong technical background.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in sales.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering or related field.
• Strong technical background enabling understanding of complex solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Strong problem solving and creative thinking.
• Excellent organizational and time management.
• Willingness to travel extensively.

Responsibilities

• Execute sales plans aligned with SBU and sustainability strategy to grow existing and new customers.
• Develop action plans per customer to boost loyalty and long‑term partnerships.
• Meet and exceed territory and account targets (KP OSG and PC % / GP %).
• Build strong customer relationships and implement customer feedback initiatives.
• Coordinate with KAM/Sales on tasks and priorities and monitor activities.
• Collaborate with technical service to run line trials and resolve requests.

Skills

Sales experience

Technical background

Communication skills

Teamwork

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Job description

About this Position

As a Territory Sales Engineer, you will drive profitable business growth across your assigned territory by executing strategic sales plans, identifying new opportunities, and building strong customer relationships. You will work closely with customers and distributors to develop a healthy project pipeline, promote value-based solutions, and achieve ambitious sales targets.

What you´ll do

• Execute sales plans and strategy in line with SBU and sustainability strategy to maintain and develop existing and acquire new customers
• Develop and execute action plan for each customer based on customer roadmap to enhance loyalty and long‑term partnership
• Deliver sales and distribution targets (KP OSG and PC % / GP %) in territory / at defined account
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, develops customer centric initiatives & implements their feedback
• Communicate with KAM / Sales team on specific customers tasks and priorities & monitors customer activities, pricing positioning
• Coordinate with technical customer service to conduct line trials, (re)solves customer requests and complaints
• Execute pricing and promotional actions, executes KAM strategy (listing, promotions) and manages and/ or steers distributor salesforce / 3rd Party representation
• Ensure execution in excellence at point of sales; ensures merchandising and brand representation in stores / salons
• Conduct field, market, jobsite or store visits and follows up on store implementation/promotion, in‑store stock levels and identifies gaps
• Coordinate education implementation and sales impact with technical advisors
• Take and processes customer orders, negotiates customer agreements.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience into sales
• Strong technical background with the ability to understand complex technical solutions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Exceptional problem‑solving skills and the ability to think creatively
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Willingness to travel extensively

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender‑neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Best‑in‑class Group Medical Insurance policy covering employee, spouse and up to 2 children
• Competitive accident and term life policies for up to 3 times annual gross salary
• Progressive OPD policy of INR 30,000 for employee, spouse and up to 2 children

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 look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.