Sr Lead Application Engineer for Business Development

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

This

laboratory-based position is focused on meeting the technical needs of our

flexible packaging customers with innovation and technology pipeline in

conjunction with our BD team.

Extensive knowledge and experience

within the flexible packaging from formulation to application of adhesive

and coatings

Works closely with Business

Development and Product Development to meet the technical needs for

markets within our flexible packaging industry.

Connect with external stakeholders

(suppliers, customers, research institutes) to support development

initiatives.

Putting forth and testing ideas that

support proliferation of breakthrough technologies.

Is the recognized expert in industry

trade associations, develops new to the world data / white papers to promote

Henkel expertise externally.

Establishes and leverages external

networks and partnerships (research / suppliers / OEM / boards / industry).

Develops and manages key

innovation / application projects. Understand the latest flexible packaging

technologies.

Assists running pilot scale

lamination and coating equipment to validate new innovative ideas and

scale up to customer sites.

Testing and market introductions of

new products and new technologies.

What makes you a good fit

10 plus years of flexible packaging industry experience either in application engineering or product development.

Application methods / development.

30-50% travel requirement.

Technical Writing :

Ability to create clear, accurate, and well-structured documentation, manuals, and process guides for technical and non-technical audiences.

Reporting :

Proficient in compiling, analyzing, and presenting data-driven reports to support decision-making and performance tracking.

Presenting :

Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to deliver technical presentations to internal stakeholders, clients, and cross-functional teams.

Business Acumen / Partnership.

Analytical thinking.

Lean / six sigma / scientific method.

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 for this role is $120,000-150,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does 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 an unsolicited referral.

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.