Global manufacturing and adhesives company with 47,000 employees
Henkel is a 145-year-old public manufacturer operating two distinct business units—Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands—across 25+ countries. The tech stack reveals a traditional industrial operations backbone (SAP, Allen-Bradley, Siemens) paired with emerging AI adoption (ChatGPT, Gemini, Adobe Firefly) and a shift away from legacy HR systems (replacing SuccessFactors with Workday). Hiring velocity is steady and broad: sales and engineering dominate, but manufacturing, ops, and logistics roles are actively filling, signaling parallel investments in both revenue growth and supply-chain modernization.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Key Accounts, Director Training, Head HPS Maintenance, Electrical Engineering Lead, Head of Metal Coil
Henkel manufactures and distributes consumer and industrial brands globally, operating through Adhesive Technologies (industrial adhesives, sealants, surface treatments) and Consumer Brands (personal care, home care). The company employs approximately 47,000 people and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Current operational priorities center on production efficiency, quality compliance, and downtime reduction—typical of a mature manufacturing organization scaling across multiple geographies. Active projects include new product launches, key account strategy refinement, and joint innovation roadmaps with major customers.
Primary tools: SAP (ERP), Power BI (analytics), Tableau, Python, AutoCAD, and industrial control systems (Allen-Bradley, Siemens). Recently adopting MES, ChatGPT, Gemini, and transitioning from Excel/SuccessFactors to modern platforms.
Henkel operates manufacturing facilities and offices globally across 25+ countries: Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Slovakia, Taiwan, US, China, Egypt, Turkey, Italy, Mexico, India, Austria, Poland, Serbia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea, Slovenia, Colombia, Spain, Peru, and Canada.
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