National Account Executive

Consumer Brands Sales New Zealand, East Tamaki, Auckland Region Full Time Regular
Apply for this role
anz-careers-brandbar-1460x142

About this position

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

Please do not use this email address for sending your application or CV. To apply, please click on the "Apply for this role" button below. Applications sent via e-mail will not be accepted.

Application Deadline: As long as the vacancy is listed on our Career Site, we are happy to receive your application

Job-Center: If you have an application already, you can create or log in to your account here to check the status of your application. In case of new account creation, please use your email address that you applied with.

YouTube Thumbnail HCB APAC (Thumbnail)
How is work at Henkel

O spoločnosti Henkel

Opierajúc sa o takmer 150 rokov skúseností ukazujeme, ako meniť a zlepšovať život každý deň. Dnes a pre ďalšie generácie. Prostredníctvom našich inovatívnych a udržateľných značiek a technológií vďaka našim tímom na celom svete. Henkel je svetovým lídrom na priemyselných aj spotrebiteľských trhoch: Do nášho bohatého portfólia patria obľúbené vlasové produkty, pracie a čistiace prostriedky, aviváže aj lepidlá, tmely a funkčné povrchové nátery.

YouTube Thumbnail 150 Years of Henkel (Thumbnail)

Často kladené otázky

Áno – jednoducho vyplňte svoj profil v našom online systéme. Keď už bude váš profil pripravený, môžete sa uchádzať o viacero pozícií.

Áno, prosím. Keďže Henkel je medzinárodnou spoločnosťou, budete pracovať s kolegami v rámci celého sveta a angličtina je naším oficiálnym firemným jazykom. Vo všeobecnosti platí: žiadosť píšeme v rovnakom jazyku, v akom je napísaná pracovná ponuka.

Každá pozícia, ktorú máme v rámci spoločnosti Henkel voľnú, je jedinečná. Nájsť vhodného kandidáta je dôležité pre obe strany – pre spoločnosť aj daného prijatého kandidáta. Chceme si byť istí, že aj kandidát, aj spoločnosť sú pre seba navzájom vhodnou voľbou. Kandidátom poskytujeme spätnú väzbu počas celého procesu.

Áno, vlastne sa to v rámci spoločnosti Henkel od vás aj očakáva. Naši nadaní zamestnanci majú byť flexibilní a mobilní ľudia. To pomáha našej spoločnosti na širokej, svetovej úrovni.

Naša filozofia Trikrát je v súlade s týmto očakávaním, pretože vám umožňuje pracovať aspoň v rámci dvoch rôznych pozícií, obchodných oblastí a krajín. Dôvodom takéhoto prístupu je naše presvedčenie, že pracovať na rôznych pozíciách, v odlišných obchodných divíziách a funkciách je dobré pre váš osobný rozvoj, a navyše vám to pomáha vnímať Henkel ako globálnu spoločnosť.

Tu môžete získať ďalšie informácie ohľadom našich zaškoľovacích programov. 

Členovia nášho náborového tímu vám ochotne poskytnú odpovede na všetky otázky súvisiace s vašou žiadosťou. Tu ich môžete kontaktovať.