Sr. Sales Engineer Automotive Components

Henkel; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k matching

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a seasoned sales leader for its Adhesive Technologies unit in the U.S. market. The role focuses on driving growth, managing automotive accounts, and building strategic partnerships across a defined territory.

You will lead pricing decisions, deliver customer value, and coordinate with technical teams on trials while expanding a robust pipeline. A technical bachelor's degree and strong communication skills are required.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree minimum (technical preferred).
• 5+ years of sales in the automotive industry with a strong record of delivering results.
• Comprehensive understanding and expertise in value selling.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with CRM and business software programs.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Sales call planning, documentation, and detailed follow-up communication.
• Account management.
• Must be willing to travel (50% minimum). The territory will consist of the state of South Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Execute sales plan in line with business strategy to deliver sales growth and profitability targets.
• Manage territory to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction by proactively seeking feedback and expeditiously addressing customer concerns.
• Assess customer needs, business trends, market dynamics and competitive landscape
• Identify solutions to address customer needs, manage/close respective project(s), cultivate new growth opportunities, and build sustainable pipeline.
• Execute pricing actions.
• Build/maintain key customer relationships.
• Coordinate with technical team to conduct line trials, troubleshoot, identify cost saving opportunities, and resolve issues/concerns.
• Generate compelling and professional business proposals.

Skills

Sales experience

Value selling

CRM proficiency

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Relationship building

Account management

Travel 50%

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree (technical preferred)

Tools

CRM software

Job description

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping thefuture through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trustedbrands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and ourcutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore newpaths and grow. This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit –where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customerswith a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functionalcoatings. Dare to learn new skills, advance inyour career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Execute sales plan in line with business strategy to deliver sales growth and profitability targets.
• Manage territory to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction by proactively seeking feedback and expeditiously addressing customer concerns.
• Assess customer needs, business trends, market dynamics and competitive landscape
• Identify solutions to address customer needs, manage/close respective project(s), cultivate new growth opportunities, and build sustainable pipeline.
• Execute pricing actions.
• Build/maintain key customer relationships.
• Coordinate with technical team to conduct line trials, troubleshoot, identify cost saving opportunities, and resolve issues/concerns.
• Generate compelling and professional business proposals.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's degree minimum (technical preferred)
• 5+ years of sales or relevant experience in the automotive industry with a strong record of delivering results
• Comprehensive understanding and expertise in value selling
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with CRM and business software programs
• Outstanding communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Sales call planning, documentation, and detailed follow-up communication
• Account management
• Must be willing to travel (50% minimum). The territory will consist of the state of South Carolina.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordableplans 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 / sellprogram
• Financial: 401kmatching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matchingshares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loanreimbursement
• Family Support:12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents givingbirth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discountedchild and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diversenational and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skillsdevelopment courses, and tuition reimbursement

Thesalary range for this role is $90,000.00 and $120,000.00. This range represents thegood‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offerfor this role at the time of posting.In addition to base salary, thisposition may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, asapplicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package asdescribed above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as thecandidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. Thisposting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local paytransparency laws.

Henkeldoes not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies.Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore,Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of anunsolicited referral.

AtHenkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and lifeexperiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us.Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicantswithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability,veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.