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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Product Manager - IMEA
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Product Manager - IMEA
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About this Position
Product Manager will manage the full product lifecycle strategy for Henkel's IMEA (India Middle East & Africa) Packaging Adhesives product lines (SBU APP).
What you´ll do
- Develop and drive 360-degree portfolio assessment, understanding customer needs and our offerings to them and creating a product portfolio which is lean, profitable and sustainable. Aligning this with senior leadership.
- Developing a product roadmap with short, medium and long-term priorities to make the portfolio future ready.
- Drive programs to reduce product costs (raw material, operating, freight & warehousing, complexity reduction, reformulations) and to establish and attain target processing cost through collaboration with Purchasing, Operations, Supply Chain, Product Development, driving for optimum product line profitability.
- Manage security of raw material supply and allocation of raw materials, as well participate in the monitoring and management of product margins through collaboration with Purchasing, Operations, Pricing Management.
- Facilitate introduction of new products developed through our Innovation Teams key development programs. Coordinate all tasks related to set-up within our organization and systems.
- To coordinate and manage for the Packaging SBU any adjustments to the operations network and/or tollers.
- Ensure PLM activities are well aligned with business objectives within the region.
- Ability to travel <5% to visit Henkel facilities throughout India, Middle East and Africa.
What makes you a good fit
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Product Line Management, Marketing, Product Development, Technical Customer Service or related experience is required.
- Successfully completed a university degree in economics is required. Preferably a master’s in marketing and/or MBA.
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, or related technical/scientific discipline is advantageous.
- Proficiency in English is a must.
- Adhesives, Packaging, Metal Packaging industry experience is preferred.
- Knowledge in (and/or) Polyurethane, Hotmelt, Solvent Based is a plus.
- Ability to prioritize/organize workload. Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to build strong relationships and lead and influence to accomplish objectives through others.
- Proficient with SAP and Data Warehouse systems is desirable.
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Globally 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
- Best-in-class Group Medical Insurance policy covering employee, spouse and up to 2 children
- Competitive accident and term life policies for up to 3 times annual gross salary
- Progressive OPD policy of INR 30,000 for employee, spouse and up to 2 children
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 look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.
JOB ID: 25075531
Job Locations: India, Maharashtra, Navi Mumbai
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Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
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Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
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Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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