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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Purchasing Manager Adhesives - Direct Materials
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About this Position
What you´ll do
- Drive and deliver impactful sourcing initiatives across local and regional markets, ensuring excellence, compliance, and value creation in alignment with strategic priorities defined by the Regional Henkel Adesives Technology Manager (HAT Manager).
Key Responsibilities - Lead Sourcing Execution: Manage and execute sourcing projects across multiple countries (LATAM) and categories (CTs), adapting to dynamic business needs and aligned with defined regional priorities.
- Champion Digital Excellence: Ensure consistent adoption and effective use of digital tools, systems, and standardized processes across all sourcing activities.
- Ensure Compliance & Transparency: Guarantee full documentation, traceability, and adherence to compliance standards for every sourcing event.
- Accelerate Category Expertise: Proactively onboard into new categories and markets by leveraging available learning resources and knowledge platforms to quickly build expertise.
- Collaborate for Success: Partner closely with Global Category Team Managers (g-CTM) to gain category insights and address supplier-related escalations effectively.
- Contribute Beyond Sourcing: Support and execute cross-functional and regional initiatives, including sustainability programs and corporate projects.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Escalation: Collaborate with Purchasing HAT Manager to resolve stakeholder escalations and ensure strong business alignment.
- Reporting Line: Report directly to the HAT Manager, contributing to regional procurement performance and strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities
What makes you a good fit
- Experience in Purchasing (Direct Materials - Chemicals)
- Business Acumen (General & Procurement): strong understanding of end-to-end business dynamics, translating strategy into value-driven procurement decisions.
- Advanced negotiation skills with a focus on sustainable value creation, cost optimization, and long-term supplier relationships
- Strong proficiency in English (written and spoken)
- Spanish as a plus (desired)
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
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.
JOB ID: 26096480
Job Locations: Brazil, São Paulo, Jundiaí
Contact information for application-related questions: Recruitment.LATAM@henkel.com
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
Here you will get further information on our training programs.
Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
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