About this Position At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What you´ll do
- Ensure supply continuity and manage all critical shortages and force majeures to avoid out-of-stocks and business impact on NES operations.
- Support sourcing categories in elevating contractual agreements to higher levels of maturity and standardization regarding risk mitigation, operational performance, and supply chain optimization (MOQ, Incoterms, Lead Time).
- Ensure consistent global documentation and reporting on supply disruptions and defined supply resilience KPIs in the region.
- Enhance the use of digital tools and BI dashboards for supplier performance (supplier evaluations, OTIF), supply disruption monitoring (FM Bot, CRISP), and proactive risk mitigation, including Tier-1 data (DDF).
- Lead local supplier scouting in close collaboration with sourcing teams to strengthen sourcing flexibility and agility.
- Ensure Implementation and monitoring of Business Continuity Plans (BCP) for suppliers following strategies by the sourcing team.
- Additional Responsibilities – Quality, Compliance & Audit Management: Serve as the Quality Manager within
- Procurement, ensuring supplier compliance with internal standards, external regulations, and industry certifications.
- Develop and maintain Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) frameworks, including supplier qualification, onboarding, and performance re-assessment processes.
- Lead and coordinate internal audits across the supplier base to ensure adherence to company quality systems, GMP, and sustainability requirements.
- Maintain and update compliance documentation, including supplier quality agreements, audit reports, certificates, and traceability records.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain) to resolve supplier non-conformances and ensure continuous improvement.
- Establish governance routines for compliance tracking and reporting within procurement, ensuring visibility and accountability across categories and regions.
- Promote a culture of quality and compliance across procurement teams through training, communication, and process standardization initiatives.
