Consumer Brands Sales Director

Henkel

Henkel

Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Posted on May 28, 2026
About this Position This position adds value to the entire Consumer business by taking a leadership role in integrating Sales and overall commercial strategies. It develops sustainable business partnerships with key e‑retailers and continuously enhances sales fundamentals.

What You´ll Do

  • Steer customer sales strategies to ensure sustainable growth.
  • Manage and develop relationships between Henkel and key accounts.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive collaboration and achieve targeted business results.
  • Lead the sales team and strengthen sales capabilities through effective people management.
  • Plan and execute sales promotional activities and strategies to increase sales and margins with key customers.
  • Take full responsibility for the entire sales organization (over 50 sales staff), covering both domestic sales and Asia export business across seven countries.
  • Manage total net sales of KRW 230B across Laundry Care, Home Care, and Hair Retail categories.

What makes you a good fit

  • A bachelor’s degree is required.
  • Over 20 years of experience in a related field within the FMCG industry is required; Experience in e-commerce business, key account management, trade marketing, or marketing is required.
  • Strong understanding of the roles and responsibilities of commercial functions.
  • Business-minded, customer-oriented, self-motivated, and able to demonstrate high-performance behavior.
  • Advanced English communication skills are mandatory; Strong communication skills with the ability to build effective cross-functional teamwork.
  • Ability to influence and persuade stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills, along with strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills

Some perks of joining Henkel

  • 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
  • Retirement Pension DC
  • Support for Employee Contributions of National Health Insurance
  • Support for Medical Check-up

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.