Business Development Manager - Electronics

Henkel; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

Financial perks including 401k matching

Family support programs

Career Growth opportunities

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a Business Development Manager for its Adhesive Technologies unit, focusing on opportunities in the Automotive sector. Candidates should have a strong background in Electronics and excellent relationship management skills.

This role offers the chance to influence strategic planning, develop customer roadmaps, and support innovation efforts while enjoying competitive benefits including health insurance and flexibility in work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the Electronics and/or Electrification industry.
• Strong ability to operate in ambiguity and manage complex projects.
• Capacity to travel up to 30%, including international.

Responsibilities

• Identify new opportunities for Henkel products in the Automotive industry.
• Collaborate with various departments to align with business strategies.
• Develop and support regional strategies for profitable growth.

Skills

Networking

Relationship building

Negotiating skills

Ability to market new value propositions

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field

MBA

Job description

Business Development Manager - Electronics

Adhesive Technologies Strategy / Business Development Various locations Full Time Regular

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 Business Development Manager will be responsible for identifying new opportunities to increase sales of Henkel products and solutions within the Automotive industry, especially PCB Protection and Power Electronics Segments.

• This role leverages relevant market knowledge and experience in opportunity incubation, strategic planning, business modeling, value proposition generation, and project leadership leading to successful commercialization with select targets.

• This role leads collaborative efforts with Marketing, Product Development, Legal, Finance, Sales, and Application Engineering to deliver to expectations and in alignment with the business unit strategy.

• Establish a discernment process for innovation projects and ensure a robust innovation pipeline in Henkel offerings/application/service development.

• Lead Strategic Planning and resource allocation efforts regionally and support globally to develop the opportunity and our value proposition.

• Develops and supports the strategy map / customer roadmaps and steers profitable growth regionally.

• Build relevant customer/market relationships and carry out strategic customer portfolio planning in new and high potential markets.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s Degree is required, preferred in technical space. MBA preferred.

• 5+ years of experience in and a deep understanding of the Electronics and/or Electrification industry including both applications and market segment trends.

• Excellent networking, relationship building, negotiating, and assessment skills with a strong ability to market new value propositions, products, and services.

• Highly capable of leading and operating in ambiguity.

• Excellent presentation skills (both chart design and present).

• Proven track record in managing complex projects in multi-stakeholder environments.

• Ability to travel up to 30% to include some international travel.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1

• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program

• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement

• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships

• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $120,000.00 and $145,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

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. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.