About This Position
- Oversee, lead and further develop the regional Asia Packaging organization with three Hubs (Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul) and different product categories (Hair-Care & Color, Laundry, Home-Care and Insect Control) together with your team-leads.
- Define the overarching packaging end-to-end strategy and the thematic goals within Asia Packaging, considering the overall Henkel strategy and the regional and local business strategies and aligned short term goals.
- Ensure and establish good internal and external stakeholder collaboration and state-of-the-art and efficient ways of working.
What you´ll do
- Development of a cohesive Asia Packaging Team and ensure people's development.
- Representation of Asia Packaging towards internal and external stakeholders and coaching of your team in important or challenging situations.
- Overseeing the packaging related processes and improvement of efficiency and ways of working to ensure that empowered teams can deliver on NPIs and special projects in full.
- Definition of the Packaging Strategy, the short and mid-term goals and the focus areas.
- Create additional value by leveraging packaging innovations, sustainability and cost savings.
What makes you a good fit
- 10 years+ of proficient Packaging expertise in the FMCG Industry with regional or global scope with a proven track record of relevant and impactful packaging projects.
- 5 years+ experience in senior roles with developing and leading cross-regional packaging teams or projects groups by making use of cooperative & adaptive leadership styles by utilizing transformative, transactional or participative leadership.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Packaging Technology, Materials Science, Engineering, or related field or any relevant comparable education and a strong understanding of relevant packaging materials and technologies (plastics, paper, metal, glass, flexible, decoration, dispensing, molding).
- Very good communication skills in fluent English and an entrepreneurial, consumer-centric and innovation-driven spirit.
- Change Management & Team Development skills with an empathic, dependable and positive mindset.
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Comprehensive Group Insurance Scheme
- Annual Physical Examination
- Flexible Benefits cover for dependents
- Company Products Discount
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.