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 Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What you´ll do
The VP, Commercial Financial Management is a key leadership role within the Business unit and acts as a trusted strategic partner to the Business Head and leadership team, combining financial excellence, strategic influence and commercial insight. This role goes beyond traditional finance and requires a well-balanced leader who combines strong financial process discipline with the ability to influence strategic decisions, support M&A activities, and drive business performance. The VP, Commercial Financial Management plays a critical role in supporting growth, shaping the business unit strategy, and enabling value creation through strategic pricing governance and excellence in business planning.
- Financial Operations & Planning Excellence
- Act as senior finance partner to the SBU leadership team and be the first point of contact for all finance-related question
- Ensure robust, efficient and accurate financial processes including analyzing & presenting monthly financial results incl. gap analysis
- Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy and financial transparency
- Own and coordinate annual planning and investment process
- Identify leading and lagging indicators for business performance
- Propose gap closing measures in collaboration with business teams
- Ensure business planning runs smoothly and efficiently across SBU
- Strategic Business Partnering and Leadership
- Co-pilot the SBU as a trusted sparring partner on strategic & financial topics to Business Head and Leadership Team
- Be an active and influential member of the leadership team
- Provide forward-looking insights, risks and opportunities on growth, competitiveness and performance
- Challenge and influence strategic decisions, assumptions and priorities
- Drive transformational initiatives to shape and refine Business Unit strategy, portfolio direction, and organization
- Look for areas of synergy, improvement, and scalability to drive efficiencies, create impact, and increase speed
- Drive Performance accountability across the organization
- M&A and High Impact Decisions
- Play a key role in high-impact business decisions, including:
- Capital Investments
- M&A Activities (due diligence, evaluation, integration)
- Major commercial/contract decisions - Partner cross-functionally to asses and execute M&A opportunities
- Support value creation and post-deal integration
- Team &
Culture
- Lead and align regional and global teams
- Build a strong performance culture and common agenda
- Coach business leaders on financial and commercial decision-making
