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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Application Engineering Manager
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Application Engineering Manager
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About this position
About this Position
Application Engineer Manager is responsible for leading the APC (Consumer Goods) Indonesia Application Engineering team and providing crucial technical support to customers. This includes delivering product recommendations, customized solutions, and troubleshooting, while also leveraging application equipment to enhance customer processes and identify new business opportunities. The role also involves providing technical training and effectively communicating with various internal teams.
What you´ll do
- Responsible for managing APC Indonesia Application Engineering team.
- Responsible for product recommendations, customized products applications, new product demonstrations and troubleshooting for customers.
- Perform technical visits (meetings, audits, demonstrations, troubleshooting, etc.) for customers with documentation in the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) tool and the LIM (Laboratory Information Management) system.
- Work with application equipment to provide solutions to enhance customer related processes.
- Leverage customer feedback to drive optimization in customer service and identify new business opportunities for sales colleagues
- Responsible for products application / technical training and coaching of field sales forces and customers.
- Responsible for directly communicating with sales, marketing, product development, innovation, members of the Application Engineer field team or project team members.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 8 years' relevant experience managing technical team, preferably in the adhesive industry.
- Familiar with application in consumer good business such as Footwear & Sport Fashion, personal hygiene, as well as packaging and labelling.
- Strong customer relations and interpersonal skills.
- Willingness to support up to 20-80% travel per year.
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid and work from anywhere policies
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Globally wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Annual performance bonus
- Comprehensive healthcare including mental health support and 401(k) plan matched by employer
- Family benefits including fertility support, fully paid parental leave, caregiver services
- 1 day off, sick leave, holidays, volunteer time off, summer Fridays & more
JOB ID: 25079793
Job Locations: Indonesia, Jawa, Pasuruan
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
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