Inside Sales Specialist, Adhesive Technologies

Job overview

The Inside Sales Specialist role is hybrid, with three days in the Irvine, CA office and two days working remotely. The listing identifies Irvine, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara, CA as job locations. Compensation is $80,000–$95,000 per year, with possible incentive pay. The role supports Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business unit, which provides adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings. The specialist executes local sales plans, develops customer action plans, and works toward sales and distribution targets. The role builds customer and distributor relationships, coordinates technical support and line trials, manages pricing and promotional actions, and processes orders and customer agreements.

What you'll do

• Execute local sales plans and customer action plans
• deliver sales and distribution targets
• build relationships with customers and distributors
• coordinate customer priorities with key account and sales teams
• coordinate line trials and resolve customer requests and complaints with technical customer service
• execute pricing and promotional actions
• steer distributor salesforces or third-party representation
• support merchandising and brand representation
• conduct field, market, jobsite, or store visits
• coordinate education with technical advisors
• process orders, negotiate customer agreements, and complete reporting and contract administration
• manage overdue payments and block orders if needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

inside sales specialist

adhesive technologies

customer sales

distributor relationships

irvine ca

los angeles ca

santa barbara ca

henkel

hybrid

3 office days

2 remote days

travel 4–6 times per year

$80,000–$95,000/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing coverage
• paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• employee share plan
• annual performance bonus
• parental leave
• fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support
• care discounts
• scholarships
• skills courses
• tuition reimbursement.

Why this role

Mandatory hybrid schedule of three office days and two remote days; travel up to 4–6 times per year, including international travel to Canada; bachelor's degree and two years of technical corporate sales required.

About the employer

Henkel is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing. Sector: 32.