Associate Category Manager - Adhesives

at  henkel

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 over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted 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.

YOUR SKILLS

• Team player excited to join a diverse team of experts
• Strong analytical skills for performance tracking and strategy development
• Strategic thinking and planning abilities for effective category management
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration and stakeholder engagement
• Negotiation and relationship-building skills with suppliers and internal teams
• Strong command of O365 applications
  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.

• Strategically manage and optimize your respective product categories, ensuring alignment with commercial goals
• Monitor and assess category performance, making data-based choices to achieve sales and profit targets
• Develop and implement category plans, incorporating pricing strategies and communication measures to drive sales
• Lead product innovation efforts to further expand your category in line with market requirements
• Conduct thorough market assessments combining desk research and market visits to identify opportunities, threats, and key competitors within assigned categories and take actions to adjust product strategy accordingly
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project deliverables and targets
• Build strong internal and external relationships and drive successful partnerships