Sales Program Specialist - Kenra Professional

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel. What You´ll Do The Sales Program Specialist plays a critical support role within the Kenra Professional sales organization. Working closely with the Sales Manager, this position is responsible for the coordination and execution of sales planning, promotional execution, customer communications, trade marketing, and cross-functional alignment between Sales and Marketing. The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytically minded, and thrives in a fast-paced, detail-driven environment. Support strategic retail and distribution accounts, including Amazon, Target, Ulta, Regis, and other key partners. Coordinate new product launches, item setup, planogram updates, customer communications, and promotional execution. Develop presentations, reports, and business reviews to support customer and internal meetings. Analyze sales performance, customer trends, and promotional results to identify business opportunities. Support forecasting, sales planning, pricing maintenance, and order management activities. Partner with Sales, Marketing, Education, and Supply Chain teams to ensure seamless execution of business priorities. Serve as a primary point of contact for customer requests and help drive timely solutions. What makes you a good fit Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 2+ years experience in sales support, account coordination, trade marketing, sales operations, or a related commercial role. Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills with the ability to analyze data and generate business insights. Excellent communication, organization, and project management skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Experience in the beauty, personal care, CPG, retail, eCommerce, or distribution industries preferred. Familiarity with retail planograms, new item setup, CRM platforms, sales reporting, or trade promotion tools is a plus. Comfortable presenting to internal stakeholders and external customer contacts. Demonstrates initiative, takes ownership, and proactively identifies solutions and opportunities. Some benefits of joining Henkel Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1 Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement The salary range for this role is $80,000.00 and $100,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. 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. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories. #J-18808-Ljbffr Henkel