Senior Sales Manager, Vehicle Repair & Maintenance - Germany & Switzerland (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?

Join the great team of Vehicle Repair & Maintenance (ACM-VRM) with this exciting job opportunity as Senior Sales Manager.  Be a game-changer in our organization by leading professionals from diverse backgrounds to achieve common goals and drive organizational success.  With the vehicle repair and maintenance market e-Mobility transformation, would you dare to make an impact?  

• Lead strategy execution to achieve agreed targets (incl full country P&L responsibility, KP, rolling forecast), and regularly review progress against targets and develop plans to address deviations
• Set business vision and unite/synchronize the entire organization and its supporters towards its achievement
• Plan organizational set-up (incl hiring, talent development, training, retention, succession planning)
• Coach and develop your team to unlock their full potential, and create and shape an innovative, collaborative, diverse, inclusive, and inspiring work environment
• Lead the VRM management team, sub-teams, and supporting functions to bring our expertise to our customers and deliver an excellent customer experience (Sales Excellence, Key Account Management)
• Scale our business by strengthening partnerships with direct customers and distribution partners, and building required Go To Market plans to successfully convert new areas of opportunity
• Demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit in your actions to adapt our business model to capture and succeed in the transformation of the vehicle repair and maintenance market (i.e. switch to eMobility)

• University Degree in Management / Engineering / Science
• Minimum of 7 years sales experience, ideally in B2B, including people leadership
• Strategic thinking and planning skills to develop and implement successful sales strategies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective teamwork
• Fluent in German and English

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.