Product Manager - IMEA

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.