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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.
National Account Executive
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About this Position
Join Henkel and play an important role within the Henkel Consumer business, helping shape the future of some of New Zealand’s most trusted brands. As the National Account Executive, you will support the National Account Managers across Woolworths, The Warehouse, and Pharmacy channels to drive sales growth, profitability, and the successful execution of strategic customer plans.Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams including Category Management, Customer Marketing, Supply Chain, and Customer Service, you will be responsible for supporting account planning, promotional execution, trade spend management, forecasting, category analysis, and new product launches. This is a dynamic, relationship-focused role that offers the opportunity to build strong partnerships with key retail customers, deliver commercial insights, and contribute to the success of Henkel’s market-leading portfolio within a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
What you´ll do
- Support the National Account Managers in developing and executing short and long-term account plans to achieve sales, distribution, profitability, and KPI targets.
- Coordinate promotional planning and execution, including maintaining the IIS system, analysing promotional performance, and identifying opportunities to optimise future activity.
- Manage trade spend administration by processing customer invoices, monitoring spends against budget and supporting the monthly accrual process.
- Prepare accurate sales forecasts, provide supporting assumptions for demand review meetings, and contribute to category reviews, new product launches, and customer presentations.
- Analyse category and market performance data to generate insights and recommendations that support customer growth and commercial decision-making.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, retail partners, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of customer initiatives.
- Take ownership of designated regional accounts and support the coordination of in-store activities, customer communications, and account administration.
- Contribute to the achievement of business objectives while ensuring all activities are completed in compliance with company policies, legal requirements, and ethical standards.
What makes you a good fit
- Minimum of 3 years' sales experience within the FMCG industry.
- Previous experience in account management and/or field sales is preferred.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications are desirable.
- Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to present insights effectively.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and support commercial strategies.
- A collaborative team player with a proactive and results-driven approach.
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global 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
- Flexible Public Holiday
- Company Products Allocation
- Purchase of Additional Leave
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: 26099558
Job Locations: New Zealand, Auckland Region, East Tamaki
Contact information for application-related questions: talent.seaanz@henkel.com
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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, our recommendation is to 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 our expectation that Henkel employees will want to grow and explore different career paths during their time with us. 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 in 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.
If I have questions regarding my application, who do I contact?
Our recruiting team will help you with all requests regarding your application. Contact the team here.