Sales Engineer

Adhesive Technologies Sales Australia, Adelaide, SA, South Australia Full Time Regular
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About this position

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.

What makes you a good fit

  • 3+ years’ experience in industrial technical sales, application/sales engineering, maintenance engineering, or reliability engineering.
  • Strong understanding of mechanical systems, industrial maintenance practices, and engineering principles.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and customer engagement skills, with confidence presenting at workshops and industry events.
  • Engineering qualifications in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or a related discipline are desirable.
  • Experience with adhesives, sealants, lubricants, coatings, industrial consumables, asset reliability, or heavy industry environments is advantageous.
  • Proficient in Salesforce or similar CRM systems, with a current driver’s licence and willingness to travel throughout South Australia.

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 Holidays
  • Company Products Allocation

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: 26101001

Job Locations: Australia, South Australia, Adelaide, SA

Contact information for application-related questions: talent.seaanz@henkel.com

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