Purchasing 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 47.000 pioneers around the globe. The teams in our corporate functions enable the best in our dynamic businesses and in our people to maximize our company’s potential. With our leading 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

• Full responsibility for raw material spend (50 mEUR) in assigned category in Raw Materials Purchasing Consumer Brands Europe
• Initiate and conduct sourcing activities and supplier negotiations, boost the project pipeline in Raw Material Consumer Brands Europe
• Enrich the purchasing category goals and strategies, incl. financial and sustainability targets as well as digitalization with piloting of new tools
• Strengthen cooperation with internal stakeholder and actively collaborate with Regional and Global Purchasing Leads
  Challenge status-quo, identify, drive, and share best practices in Purchasing, also beyond direct area of responsibility
• Participate and contribute to cross-category projects, find optimization potential within innovations, cost, and process
• Shape your career with various trainings, rotation and development opportunities in diverse and international environment of Henkel  

YOUR SKILLS

• Masters degree in business or chemical related studies
• 6+ years work experience in Purchasing, preferably in Raws/Fragrance industry or international FMCG environment
• Motivated, pro-active, self-directed with well-developed soft skills
• Professional negotiation and communication skills required
• Fluency in English language is a must, German language is a strong advantage

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.