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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.
Inside Sales Specialist
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Inside Sales Specialist
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About this position
About this Position
Help transform the Henkel Adhesive General Manufacturing business by joining a revenue generating Sales Team in the role of Inside Sales, focused on leveraging data driven customer insights and accelerating digital demand generation to scale Hero Applications.
What you´ll do
- Create growth opportunities remotely and speak to customers all day.
- React quickly managing incoming leads from customers, distributors, and further qualify field sales leads for Territory Sales Engineer hand-off.
- Proactively build, maintain, and grow prospect customers and distributor relationships through sales prospecting campaigns.
- Collaborate with Technical Information Services, Field Sales, Marketing, and Channel Management teams to support regional business development programs and campaigns.
- Find solutions that work. You get to know the customer by questioning them thoroughly and making a good problem analysis and how we can help. This deep knowledge will allow you to build a solution from our portfolio that has a real impact on their organisation.
- Achieve/overachieve key performance indicator targets and sales metrics.
- Contribute support and expertise to deliver an amazing customer experience.
- Help and support customers and distributors in the Stockholm area.
What makes you a good fit
- Sales experience. You will receive excellent sales induction training over several weeks, but you ideally need to have a previous background in sales position either internal sales or external with established digital skills (CRM, Social Selling, Presentations) and importantly confident on the telephone. “Cold call” experience is desirable.
- Effective communicator. As this is an office-based role, you will have active listening skills and be able to adapt your questioning and style to gain knowledge to offer solutions. You will speak at all levels of the business and with customers/distribution partners.
- Proven contributor. We are looking for people who will drive their role as well as being a key member of the wider sales and technical team.
- Desire to learn. Do you want to learn about our technologies and how we add value to our potential customers and how to be incredibly successful, whilst making a real difference to your customers? You must have a desire to improve and the ability to learn new skills.
- You are organised. This is a fast-paced role with a mix of proactive and reactive activities. The right candidate will be able to juggle multiple priorities and work well under pressure.
- You bring trust into the room. We are looking for a candidate who can establish trust quickly both with your internal team and importantly potential customers.
- You are hardworking and passionate about the material.
- Swedish and English. Fluent in Swedish and good knowledge of English (written and spoken).
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
- Occupational Health Checks & Private Health Insurance
- Sports compensation allowance
- Pension
- Annual Leave: 30 days plus public holidays
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: 25076438
Job Locations: Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholm
Contact information for application-related questions: Norden.hr@henkel.com
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FAQ
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.
Here you will get further information on our training programs.
Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
Our recruiting team will help you with all requests regarding your application. Contact the team here.