Head of Business Development Europe (d/f/m)

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

Dare to make an impact?

Your Role

• Successfully lead a team of experts to develop and commercialize innovative platforms across known and new markets
• Drive strategic planning and resource allocation to support successful commercialization of identified projects
• Utilize necessary project management tools and processes to manage initiatives, track progress, and deliver to agreed-upon timelines
• Create value through the development of tailored value propositions, business models, and profit formula
• Foster close collaboration with Sales/ KAM/AE/Marketing/Sustainability teams to accelerate impact
• Drive a pull-through market strategy through direct engagement with targeted brands
• Promote collaboration across functions and regions to drive speed and agility
• Enhance our brand through market visibility, industry organizations, and brand relationships
• Support the innovation process and a robust pipeline of disruptive solutions
• Deliver financial results in alignment with the business plan
  
  

YOUR SKILLS

• Bachelor's or Master's degree
• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience
• Successful track record in a commercial role especially on new business development
• Proven experience and know-how in packaging market is a plus as well as proven project leadership skills in a complex and diverse environment
• Highly motivated with the ability to sell and build internal/external networks
• Strong analytical and strategic skills combined with disciplined execution
• Having a commercial sense including “value selling” to the expectations of our customers
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills, with desire to build strong networks across different functions and cultures
• Motivated to collaborate closely with sales teams and customers to transfer their needs and requirements into sales projects
• Excellent English language skills
  
  

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 welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.