Upstream Paper and Aluminum Senior Manager - HCB Global Packs Purchasing

At Henkel, you can be a game changer and craft your career. Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit by bringing your ideas to life within a global team. Our leading brands and technologies, along with our high-performing businesses will provide you with countless opportunities to develop your skills and explore new paths. Your career at Henkel will contribute to a more sustainable future, while you grow within our vibrant, diverse culture of trust and belonging. If you're up for challenging the status quo, join our team of pioneers and make your mark on the future with us.

Do you dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Develop together with the Category Team Lead an overall vision and strategy for upstream paper and metal
• Define, shape, and drive the global strategic agenda of upstream sourcing for paper and metal.
• Deliver bottom line/top line results through managing own spend/projects
• Responsible for developing insight / knowledge on upstream supplier base, capacity and development as well as sustainability initiatives and the impact on the total value chain, the industry and the supply base (per region) for paper and metal.
• Contribute to our sustainability agenda to achieve our 2025 targets

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

• You will enhance your leadership, stakeholder and change management skills in a very international and diverse environment.
• You will actively define a global purchasing strategy and help shape the future Packs Procurement team organization and ambition.
• You will develop insights into specific packaging material and supplier markets
• You will drive our sustainability agenda
• You will closely collaborate with R&D Packaging, Supply chain and Purchasing teams in the regions

YOUR SKILLS

• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Out of the box thinker, willingness to challenge the status quo and deliver creative solutions to achieve the competitive advantage and drive our sustainability agenda
• Excels at stakeholder management, team collaboration and delivering clear, concise messaging to drive buy-in
• Excellent analytical, problem solving & influential skills with ability to prioritize
• Proven experience in developing strategy and understanding of forces influencing corporate approaches in purchasing projects
• Fluent in English is mandatory, both written & spoken, any other language is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5+ years proven experience in Strategic Sourcing in FMCGs, ideally with experience in upstream sourcing (plastic, resin, paper or metal)

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to gender, origin, culture, mindset, generation, disability, religion and sexual orientation.