e-Mobility Sales Engineer Michigan or Southeast

As an e-Mobility Sales Engineer at Henkel, your primary responsibilities will include developing and maintaining strong client relationships with automotive OEM customers, ensuring that Henkel's adhesive solutions meet specifications and contribute to achieving revenue targets. You'll be responsible for translating customer strategies into innovation roadmaps while collaborating cross-functionally to ensure timely and quality delivery of products.

To thrive as an e-Mobility Sales Engineer at Henkel, you'll generally need a degree in engineering, business, or a related field, along with relevant experience in sales, particularly within the automotive industry. Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills are crucial, as is a solid technical understanding of adhesive technologies.

Henkel is committed to the professional growth of its employees, including e-Mobility Sales Engineers. You'll receive ongoing training and development opportunities to help you become an expert in our products and applications. Additionally, you will have access to a wealth of resources and support from a globally recognized brand, fueling your career advancement.

Essential skills for an e-Mobility Sales Engineer at Henkel include excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to understand and convey complex technical information, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and proven sales and negotiation skills. Familiarity with the automotive market and a proactive approach to building relationships will significantly benefit your success.

At Henkel, the company culture is diverse, inclusive, and focused on innovation. As an e-Mobility Sales Engineer, you will be surrounded by a community of pioneers who are encouraged to challenge the status quo. Henkel fosters an environment where you can thrive, collaborate, and make real contributions to sustainable growth within the automotive industry.

When answering this question, provide specific examples of how you've built and maintained relationships with clients in previous roles. Discuss strategies you used to meet client needs and any tools or methodologies you employed to enhance customer satisfaction.

Discuss your methods for staying informed, such as following industry publications, attending relevant trade shows or conferences, engaging in webinars, or participating in professional networks. Emphasize your proactive approach to learning and adapting to new developments.

Share specific strategies you have implemented to meet or exceed sales targets in past roles. Highlight your goal-setting process, planning, and how you adapt to challenges while maintaining customer focus.

Your response should involve a breakdown of a technical concept into simpler terms. Use an example from your experience where you successfully communicated complex information and the positive outcome it led to.

Discuss your conflict-resolution style, emphasizing empathy, listening skills, and problem-solving. Provide an example that illustrates how you turned a potentially negative situation into a positive outcome for the customer and your company.

Highlight the importance of collaboration within sales teams. Provide examples of how you've successfully worked with cross-functional teams to meet customer needs and achieve organization-wide goals.

Offer a case study of a project you managed, detailing the objectives, challenges, your approach, and the final results. Emphasize any measurable outcomes that illustrate your effectiveness as a sales engineer.

Explain your approach to time management and prioritization, perhaps utilizing a framework or system that allows you to balance various accounts effectively. Describe a real-life example where this skill proved beneficial.

Research and identify key differentiators for Henkel in the e-Mobility sector. Your answer should reflect your understanding of the company’s strengths and how they align with client needs.

Share what drives your passion for sales engineering, whether it be hitting targets, building relationships, problem-solving, or contributing to innovative solutions. Tailor your response to showcase how your motivations align with Henkel’s mission.