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Sales Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Technical expertise in engineering and applications
  • Customer-focused approach
  • Ability to develop engineering solutions
  • Experience in business development

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical application support and engineering solutions
  • Partner with customers to identify opportunities and troubleshoot challenges
  • Conduct customer site visits and develop tailored solutions
  • Drive competitive conversions and growth through technical value selling

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
  • Communication
  • Teamwork

About the company

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Henkel

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Henkel operates worldwide with leading innovations, brands and technologies in two business areas: Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 145 years of success. The company holds leading positions with its two business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel, headquartered in Düsseldorf / Germany, counts among the most internationally aligned German-based companies in the global marketplace. Our company purpose expresses what unites us all at Henkel: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations. We are a diverse team of around 48,000 colleagues worldwide, striving to enrich and improve life every day through our products, services, and solutions. Our Purpose is built from our roots and carries a long-standing legacy of innovation, responsibility, and sustainability into the future. Our shared values and Leadership Commitments guide our decisions and actions every day. Imprint: http://www.henkel.com/imprint Data Privacy: https://www.henkel.com/data-protection-statement-social-media

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Job description

About this Position

Join Henkel and play a key role within our Adhesive Technologies business, supporting customers across South Australia with industry-leading LOCTITE solutions. Based in Adelaide, SA, this is an exciting opportunity for a technically minded and customer-focused Sales Engineer to combine engineering expertise, technical consulting, and business development to deliver solutions that improve reliability, performance, and productivity across a diverse range of industries.

In this hands-on customer-facing role, you will provide technical support, identify customer opportunities, and develop engineering solutions using LOCTITE products. Working closely with customers, distributors, and internal teams, you will troubleshoot challenges, lead product trials, deliver technical training and demonstrations, and drive new business opportunities across key industrial sectors. 

What you´ll do

  • Provide technical application support and engineering solutions across LOCTITE maintenance, repair, reliability, and industrial assembly products.
  • Partner with customers to identify opportunities, troubleshoot technical challenges, improve equipment reliability, and optimise processes.
  • Conduct customer site visits, plant surveys, product trials, and technical assessments to develop tailored LOCTITE solutions.
  • Identify and develop new business opportunities across key industrial sectors, including mining, manufacturing, food & beverage, utilities, transport, defence, and agriculture.
  • Drive competitive conversions and growth through technical value selling and strong customer engagement.
  • Deliver technical training, workshops, product demonstrations, and best-practice recommendations to customers and distributors.
  • Manage customer projects and trials from initial opportunity through to successful implementation, collaborating with internal sales, technical, product, and marketing teams.
  • Maintain strong safety, compliance, and documentation standards while supporting revenue growth, customer satisfaction, and long-term customer relationships.

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