Manager Product Management ‏ (d/f/m)

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

• Successfully completed master’s degree in Business Administration or a related field
• Proven experience in working with key business stakeholders in individual (interviews, 1:1 meetings) and group setting (workshops, community meetings, etc.)
• Knowledge & good understanding of main applications & technologies in Adhesive Technologies product portfolio, as well as understanding of key end customer applications in major markets
• Strong analytical skills including understanding of technologies, brands, product attributes, profitability and good knowledge of financial models
• Strong technical IT literacy incl. SAP knowledge, PowerBI and other data analytics & visualization applications
• Ability to simplify & explain complex concepts to various audiences, self-confidence and good influencing skills
• Ability to work with large groups of users, strong presentation & communication skills in both virtual and real settings
• Self-driven and highly motivated individual with open minded and performance oriented attitude with customer centricity mindset
  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.

• Be part of AQM Strategic Marketing Central Product & Technology Management team and support the implementation of Portfolio Management initiatives across Henkel Adhesive Technologies, focusing on Portfolio Intelligence workstream of Product & Portfolio Excellence digital program
• Support various new use cases for Portfolio Intelligence initiative with implementation in BI reporting environment & rollout to SBU stakeholders & functions (e.g., with “Sample Excellence” initiative)
• Coordinate & execute the Product Portfolio governance processes and frameworks, incl. collecting & structuring demand from SBUs, implementing changes in corresponding systems, coordinating with GBS+, monitoring related data quality metrics
• Develop a comprehensive manual for Portfolio Classification governance process, integration with other Strategic Master Data fields, own & update the document as required, provide training & support to involved SBU stakeholders
• Act as a Data Steward for the established Product & Services Data Domain and support ADAP project team and business stakeholders with required expertise with focus on Strategic Master Data
• Develop frameworks, concepts & presentations to improve other areas of our Product Management processes & tools, support corresponding projects in AQM Strategic Marketing Focus Area and cross-functionally