What you´ll do
- Owe paper key accounts for complete Europe
- Optimize customer profitability by portfolio management & change in customer buying behavior
- Achieve highest level of ACE project pipeline closing rates to deliver and exceed country sales plans
- Develop and acquire talent with the highest level of application knowledge and customer experience to differentiate for the competition in the market
- Lead technical team of APP Southern Europe for business activities within the flexible packaging business, the paper markets
- Excute the team setup by deciding and addressing job roles and responsibilities within the team
- Actively prioritize setting and resource allocation
- Site leader for Zingonia AE lab with full responsibility for SHEQ
- Continuously advance AE operations, sharing best practices & execute APP strategy, special focus on KSIs
- Decide independently the type and scope of internal as well as external support/activities, including the introduction of new adhesive technologies into the market
- Technical interface between customers and the Henkel teams, including Sales, Marketing, BD, PD and other teams - leading highly professional communication
- Develop innovations and continuous improvement via data driven decisions and actions, in collaboration with other AE teams, PD, BD and external partners
- Develop technical content on products and applications to be shared in academies, trainings and published internally & externally
- Act as the EU regional expert for food safety, paper business with consulting into all other relevant functions in Europe
- Take responsibility for customer inquiries and complaints, writes technical statements and makes product recommendations
- Support customer projects of team members in critical cases
What makes you a good fit
- Master's Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Business management or related fields
- Fluency in Italian and in English is mandatory
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Strong technical expertise
- Good knowledge of tools and applications related to packaging
- Willingness to travel up to 50% (in Italy, Greece, Spain, France)
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.
JOB ID: 25082018
Job Locations: Italy, Lombardy, Zingonia
Contact information for application-related questions: humanresources-italy@henkel.com
Please do not use this email address for sending your application or CV. . Applications sent via e-mail will not be accepted.
Application Deadline: As long as the vacancy is listed on our Career Site, we are happy to receive your application
Job-Center: If you have an application already