Strategy Manager Operations Americas

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 Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What You´ll Do

• Co-formulate and shape the Operations and Supply Chain strategy.
• Identifying value creation opportunities across the end-to-end Supply Chain and Operations.
• Lead and drive strategic initiatives across Operations and Supply Chain in the Americas from concept to execution, ensuring clear scope, timelines, and deliverables, while demonstrating agility and an open-minded approach.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional- and regional stakeholders to align priorities and enable effective decision-making.
• Prepare structured analyses, presentations, and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Apply a hands-on, problem-solving mindset to help teams move from strategy to execution.
  
  

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree in Business, SC, Strategic management, Operations, Engineering, or related field strongly preferred.
• Ideal candidate has 5-10 years of working experience in strategy and/or project management in Operations and Supply Chain. Consulting- or strategic leadership experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated track record in successfully implementing impactful change/transformative projects.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Great strategic thinking and analytical skills with an ability to simplify complex challenges into actionable plans.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to effectively engage and align senior stakeholders across diverse functions.
  
  

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 for this role is $ 116,000.00 - $ 140,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

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.

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.