Senior Technology Manager ‏(d/f/m)

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

Dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Define and execute the global technology strategy & roadmap for our adhesive and coatings business, translating future market trends into innovation, sustainability, cost, manufacturing, procurement, and supply needs
• Support global business cases for innovations, manufacturing footprint optimizations, capacity expansions and supplier strategy
• Define and create alignment on key strategic initiatives across functions, cross-leveraging and steering execution of identified opportunities
• Provide market and commercial direction through drivers and demand into supply chain network design, innovation roadmap and purchasing strategy
• Optimize product profitability and cost-of-goods projects on a global level in alignment with Product Management
• Establish technology assessments and definition providing global guidance & assignment
• Support developments of process, tools and frameworks for the overarching organization

YOUR SKILLS

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Chemical, Business or other relevant field
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience in international industrial business including proven strategic thinking, complex problem-solving and end-to-end ownership
• Stakeholder management - ability to persuasively and diplomatically communicate and influence across all levels of the enterprise up to and including the Adhesive Executive Committee and with external partners at all levels
• Strong technical knowledge combined strategic thinking
• Experience within Automotive sector preferred
• Data analysis to draw conclusions, proficient in Excel, experience with Power-bi preferred
• Willingness to travel up to 20% in Europe, Americas and Asia-Pacific
• Fluent English language skills

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.