As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2024 revenue of $3.6 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,500 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets. Learn more at www.hbfuller.com.

Job Title: Sales Professional

Location: Chennai

Position Overview


A strong Hunting acumen adhesive domain-based techno commercial professional to grow, protect and nurture H.B. Fuller's existing and untapped market share by enhancing existing / increasing new customer base / developing new applications in MOBILITY market segment & achieving / surpassing profitability targets. 

Experience and relationships in handling MOBILITY SBU in the following key end markets
o    Automotive (All Car and Two Wheeler OEMs + Tier I’s and II’s)
o    Transportation (Bus, Truck, Railways, Tractors, Refrigerated Vehicles, Marine, Construction Equipment's, Ancillaries and Others)


Strong experience and knowledge in major adhesive technologies like Anaerobic, Acrylics, Epoxies, Hotmelts, Polyurethanes, Solvent & Water Based, Silicones amongst others across different applications catering to the above sub segments. 


Primary Responsibilities:

Key Metric Options (agreed annually) New business development Territory Sales Management Contribution Margin Price Win / Loss Ratio % time on new business development, maintenance, training PRIMARY DUTIES

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Result Oriented

• Technical Adhesive & concept selling skills

• Hunting mind set – nurture and create from scratch

• End Customer focused – creating value

• Demonstrates cross functional excellence

• Sharp business acumen

• Embraces change and innovation

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Technical knowledge of products & services required for the above market segments.

  • Strong knowledge of products like Anaerobics, Acrylics, Epoxies, Hotmelts, Polyurethanes, MMAs, Cyanoacrylates, Solvent & Water Based, Silicones, Coatings, PU Foams

  • Passion to drive and develop business from scratch.

• Sales Process & Sales Tools

  • Consistent user of salesforce.com and FLIP pricing tool

  • Applies sales process in every new and existing business opportunity

• Trends in market & industry & relationship management

  • Building a working knowledge of markets and industry, and leverages to enhance opportunities and acceleration of the sales process

• Supply chain

  • Familiar with location of company plants and understands impact of supply chain, and can communicate details with customer as required

• Equipment & application process

  • Able to understand and speak the language of equipment and application processes in conversing with the customer

• Substrate

  • Can reliably select best products based on substrate requirements and business strategy

• Business Acumen

  • Able to optimize products and price to increase value for HBF

ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS

• Accountable for delivering monthly and annual business results, aligned with the business plan of Sales, CM and DSO.

• Develop and strengthen relationships with internal / external stakeholders and customers to proficiently manage the entire sales cycle, material planning / forecasting, account receivables and identifying new opportunities of growth & value addition

• A dominant portion of this job would be to execute new market development initiatives, map the market and applications, identify and convert opportunities for share gain, new applications and channels. Further, the candidate needs to independently drive product trials, scale up and troubleshooting

• A dominant portion of this job would be to execute new market development initiatives, map the market and applications, identify and convert opportunities for share gain, new applications and channels. Further, the candidate needs to independently drive product trials, scale up and troubleshooting
   

CUSTOMER FOCUSED – CREATING VALUE

• Drive customer intimacy by delivering HBF’s value proposition tailored to meet the needs of the customer

• Promote, quantify and expertly sell value, which differentiates HBF in the market and adds value to our customers

• Consistently deliver value to our customers to realize customer loyalty and minimize erosion

• Anticipate current and future needs of the customer through deep understanding of the customer’s business

• Promote and sell latest HBF products and technology thereby enhancing our position in the market as an innovative leader
  
   

DEMONSTRATES CROSS FUNCTIONAL EXCELLENCE

• Consistently manage activities to ensure all EHS requirements are followed
• Leverage all sales processes, including salesforce.com, consistently applies the HBF sales process
• Demonstrates ability to Independently technically support the customer for standard needs, including running a product demonstration
• Identify, develop and close new business opportunities and communicate forecasting needs to the business
• Intimately know the territory/industry, including developing new business pipeline
• Manage time by balancing effort between existing business and new business pipeline
• Provide timely monthly reports and all necessary internal/external communication, and collaboration with other stakeholders
• Demonstrates ability to understand competitive landscape and how to position HBF for advantage
• Implement business pricing strategy based on business guidelines, expertly delivers price increases thereby enabling prices to stick
• Promote HBF products and technologies to optimize profitability
• Allocate own resources in a planned and consistent way with the business strategy
• Manage impact on profitability from terms and conditions, supply chain, days outstanding and other aspects
• Manage T&E expenses to budget
• Provide voice of the customer feedback into the organization
• Promote and sell innovative HBF technologies that create competitive advantage and optimize value for customers
• Adapt easily to a dynamic environment and maintain high levels of motivation and engagement

SALES COMPETENCIES & BEHAVIORS

Negotiating: Negotiates skillfully in more difficult situations; understands the needs of the customer and incorporates that knowledge. Gains trust quickly from key contacts at the customer.

Growing a sales territory: Developing an understanding of business, financials, products/services, the market and specific needs of assigned territory/accounts.

Presenting: An effective presenter for simple and complex topics in a variety of settings, both inside and outside the organization.

Questioning / Listening: Increases listening skills through practice; asks clarifying questions for increased understanding. Restates and accurately summarizes key messages.

Communicating: Consistently delivers timely, accurate and concise messages orally and/or in writing to effectively inform an individual or group. Adapts style to the needs of individuals or groups to ensure his/her message is understood.

Prospecting: Creative in finding new sources of business and applying latest techniques for cultivating customer leads, and is consistent in applying the agreed amount of prospecting time and effort. Real Win Worth drives prioritization.

Being a team player: Willingness to take on additional responsibilities to facilitate the achievement of individual and team goals. Invites and builds upon the ideas of others. 

EMPLOYEES SUPERVISED

None

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY

·       Manages territory and develops new business opportunities. New business activity represents ~80% of time.

Minimum Requirements
 

• 4-year engineering college degree, with a chemical/mechanical stream is preferred
• Minimum 7 to 9 years of relevant sales experience (industrial consumables experience preferred - must have handled Adhesives, Sealants, Specialty lubricants & Specialty chemicals)
• Candidate is preferred from South India territory
• ·Must have a valid 4-wheeler driver’s license and be willing to travel extensively
• Travel time depends on size/geography of the territory.
• Language Proficiency – Fluency in English, Hindi, South Indian languages

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