Application Engineer for Business Development - Now Hiring!

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 Bridgewater laboratory-based position is

focused on meeting the technical needs of our paper coatings team. The Business

Development Application Engineering role will be entrepreneurial, and customer

focused to develop, test and implement lab solutions that enable our customers

to introduce innovative, sustainable packaging products into the market.

Customer focused value delivery and quantification projects are key drivers

that could include on-site technical service. This individual will have inside technical

lab responsibilities including product evaluations, equipment sourcing and

set-ups, and raw material and product recommendations for our paper coatings

markets.

Extensive knowledge and experience running and testing paper packaging coatings.

Works closely with Business Development to meet the technical needs within our paper coatings platform.

Manage and steer innovation development programs in partnership with the business development team and field associates

Scale up new paper coating products, technology, and tools to the field / market.

Connect with external stakeholders (suppliers, customers, research institutes) to support development initiatives.

Prepares laboratory reports which present findings and conclusions and prepares direct customer correspondence.

Understands lab procedures presented in technical journals, can adapt, and modify procedures to meet project requirements and effectively communicate technical information back to Business Development.

Interprets laboratory results and recommends next experimental steps or products.

Sets up and operates standard lab equipment of moderate complexity.

Establishes and leverages external networks and partnerships.

What makes you a good fit

BS Chemistry or ChE or other equivalent degree with paper coatings industry experience.

1-5 plus years of technical service, product development, or paper coatings industry experience.

Ability to multi-task with strong laboratory, analytical and mechanical skills.

Travel in North America, approximately 30%.

Excellent project management and organization skills.

Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Experience in troubleshooting complex / difficult problems.

Computer experience with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and preferably SAP and GPM.

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 $85,000- $120,000. 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.