Description

About this Position

This position focuses on strategic sourcing and procurement excellence. It involves developing global sourcing strategies, managing spend and supplier relationships, driving negotiations, identifying savings opportunities, and leveraging digital tools.

What you´ll do

• Make an impact by developing sourcing strategies partnering with global / regional teams.
• Contribute to deliver bottom line/top line results by managing own spend / projects.
• Formulate and lead negotiation strategies across supplier base on commercial agreements and mitigate risks.
• Continuously identify strategic sourcing opportunities and deliver sustainable saving pipeline.
• Drive the digitalization agenda by utilizing digital tools & supporting the introduction of new solutions to efficiently generate a high impact.
• Define and manage supplier portfolios and strategic supplier relationships.
• Shape your own career with global & regional opportunities in trainings, job rotation, and development programs within Henkel.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of sourcing / procurement experience, ideally in raw material / chemical / tail spend / distribution management.
• Able to build and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to create and lead the implementation of sourcing strategies.
• Strong negotiation skill, analytical thinking and problem solving skill
• Affinity for data analytics, ability to handle a high level of complexity & ready to simplify it.
• Willingness for job rotation into different categories of sourcing at a later point in time.

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
• Outpatient Medical and Specialist Coverage for employees and eligible dependents
• Life, Hospital, Personal Accident Insurance Coverage
• Flexible Benefits covering Dental, Vaccination, Eye screenings etc for employees and eligible dep
• Access to company products at discounted price

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.