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.