Head of Professional Salon Business

Consumer Brands Sales Strategy / Business Development Full Time Regular
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About this Position

We are looking for an ambitious commercial leader to shape the future of our Professional Salon Business. With full responsibility for sales performance, gross profit, customer acquisition, and team development, you will drive growth through strategic planning, execution excellence, and strong cross-functional collaboration.


What you´ll do

  • Lead the full Professional Salon business across Field Sales and Wholesale channels. 
  • Deliver sustainable Net Sales and Gross Profit growth through high-performing commercial organization and integrated collaboration Business Leadership 
  • Own Net Sales, Gross Profit, Share of Wallet, and New Customer Acquisition targets 
  • Monitor business performance, KPIs, and market developments to ensure delivery 
  • Identify new market segments, business opportunities, and target customers 
  • Design and execute commercial initiatives that drive market growth, expand the customer base, and increase sales Team Leadership 
  • Lead, coach, and develop the Field Sales organization, including recruitment, talent development, performance management, and succession planning 
  • Strengthen key account performance and build a pipeline for sustainable business growth 
  • Drive collaboration and best-practice sharing across countries and teams 
  • Support Education commercial priorities and business goals Commercial Partnership 
  • Partner with Marketing, Education, and other functions to drive Growth Triangle execution 
  • Lead joint business planning with key partners to deliver mutual growth • Oversee promotional frameworks, commercial agreements and customer plans Performance Management 
  • Govern execution standards and implementation across field and wholesale teams 
  • Lead forecasting, budgeting, and annual business planning processes 
  • Drive continuous improvement, sales effectiveness, and execution excellence
  • Monitor progress against targets and develop corrective action plans when required to deliver financial and strategic objective

What makes you a good fit

  • Entrepreneurial and growth-oriented mindset 
  • Proven leadership experience managing commercial teams of several employees 
  • Documented delivery of profitable growth - Experience from professional beauty, FMCG, retail or other route-to-market intensive industries 
  • Strong P&L ownership and forecasting competence. 
  • Ability to lead transformation and create a high-performance culture 
  • Fluent in English and Finnish 
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and Power BI capabilities 
  • Experience working with CRM and Sales Force Effectiveness tools

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
  • Private Occupational Health Insurance
  • Sports Allowance
  • Pension
  • Annual Leave: 30 days plus public holidays

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.

JOB ID: 26101150

Contact information for application-related questions: HRNordenInfoMail@henkel.com

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How is work at Henkel

Acerca de Henkel

Com base num forte legado de cerca de 150 anos, estamos liderando el camino para reimaginar y mejorar la vida hoy, así como para las generaciones futuras, a través de nuestras marcas y tecnologías innovadoras y sustentables, en nuestros equipos de todo el mundo. Henkel ocupa posiciones de liderazgo en los negocios industriales y de consumo: nuestro portafolio incluye reconocidos productos para el cuidado del cabello, detergentes para la ropa, suavizantes de telas, así como adhesivos, selladores y recubrimientos funcionales. 

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FAQ

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Sí, por favor. Henkel es una compañía internacional en la que estarás trabajando con personas de todo el mundo y el inglés es el idioma oficial de la compañía. Como norma general, escribe la solicitud en el mismo idioma en el que está escrita la oferta de empleo.  

Cada vacante que abrimos en Henkel es única y encontrar a la persona adecuada es importante tanto para el candidato contratado como para Henkel. Queremos asegurarnos de que tanto el candidato como la compañía, son una buena opción el uno para el otro. Durante todo el proceso proporcionamos un feedback a los candidatos.

Sí, de hecho es una expectativa de Henkel que nuestro personal sea flexible y pueda cambiar de residencia. Esto ayuda a respaldar a la empresa a un nivel más amplio y global.
Nuestra filosofía “Triple two” promueve esta idea permitiendo que trabajes en al menos dos puestos, en dos áreas de negocio distintas y en dos países diferentes. El motivo detrás de esta filosofía es que trabajar en distintos puestos, en distintas unidades de negocio y con diferentes funciones es bueno para el desarrollo de nuestro personal y mejora la idea de Henkel como empresa global.

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