Global Application Engineering Lead – Innovation & Growth

Henkel Corporation; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Henkel Corporation in the United States (Arizona) is seeking a technically driven professional to support market initiatives and product development within Adhesive Technologies. You will lead cross-functional teams to drive product launches, address complaints, and develop new applications for our leading brands.

You will own NA projects, maintain lab equipment, and ensure safety protocols while collaborating with global teams to optimize regional deployment and commercialization.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Significant technical contributor to market and application initiatives.
• Direct and deploy cross functional team to execute technical strategy at customer, including product launches, complaint management, and new application development.
• Lead technically driven PD and innovation projects for key portfolio gaps with KPI applications and markets.
• Develop necessary technical capability standards and methods for markets and applications new to Henkel.
• Own North American sourced projects and direct appropriate global team for cross regional development and commercialization.
• Along with Product Development and Partner Applications Engineer, manage and maintain laboratory equipment as well as all onsite safety protocols and procedures.
• Deliver AIB and SBU based KSI Targets - NES, GP, ROS
• Provide direct Application Engineering (AE) support to proactively drive growth.
• Identify and address unmet needs at Key Accounts and Regional/Inside Sales accounts with Sales
• Provide direct AE support to drive growth at new opportunities arising from Web site inquiries, cold calls, etc. via addressing unmet needs and providing the appropriate level of technical support.
• Participate in regular review of new development projects in pipeline, ensure timeliness of AE workstreams for related customer/market projects particularly in our initiatives: Smart Surfaces, Smart Healthcare, Antenna, Energy Storage
• Support Business Development and Marketing efforts to deliver financial targets
• Focus on supporting, coaching, and training new customer facing applications team members and SBU resources
• Develop industry impact/network (OEMs, Allied Partners, Associations, etc.

Job description

Henkel Corporation in the United States (Arizona) is seeking a technically driven professional to support market initiatives and product development within Adhesive Technologies. You will lead cross-functional teams to drive product launches, address complaints, and develop new applications for our leading brands.

You will own NA projects, maintain lab equipment, and ensure safety protocols while collaborating with global teams to optimize regional deployment and commercialization.