North American Regional Market Application Engineer (ACM)

Henkel group • Rocky Hill, CT

2d • $105,000 - $125,000 • Hybrid

About The 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical), MBA Preferred
• Strong laboratory, problem solving, and computer skills such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and Artificial Intelligence
• 3+ years of experience in Application Engineering
• Experience in facilitation, training, presentation, and customer interactions
• Clear written and verbal communication. Collaborative teamwork
• Self-motivated, hands-on, ambitious, and entrepreneurial

Responsibilities

• Become a part of our North American Application Engineering team, supporting key accounts and target markets, and driving expertise and innovation activities identified for our business unit.
• Carry out strategic initiatives by partnering closely with our Product Development, Innovation, Marketing, Business Development, Sales, Channel, and Application Engineering Teams.
• Influence and drive scaling efforts by leading our Applications and Vertical programs, collaborating with sales support teams, building industry expertise and credibility, and rolling out innovation launches.
• Support key customers and target markets, by building expertise in the subject matter and target applications through lead users, universities, and industry partners.
• Collaborate and roadmap with regional customers to identify new opportunities.
• Identify market trends and needs, including competitive threats, and ensure Henkel compliance.
• Champion, communicate, and scale value proposition activities, validating market projects and programs through value analysis.
• Develop training materials to drive understanding and expertise of key applications to Application Engineering, and Sales teams.
• Collaborate and meet with Global Market Application Engineering to learn, identify, and scale regional opportunities.
• Promote Henkel technical expertise externally through technical conferences, trade shows, white papers, direct customer engagement, and membership of industrially recognized organizations.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level