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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.
Logistics, Planning & Operations Specialist (Inventory & Planning Support)
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About this Position
As a Logistics, Planning & Operations Specialist (Inventory & Planning Support), you will play a key role in enabling smooth and effective supply chain planning operations through data, process excellence, and continuous improvement. By ensuring the availability of reliable insights, supporting critical planning activities, and driving operational efficiency, you will help stakeholders make informed decisions that contribute to business performance and service excellence.
Working within a collaborative global operations environment, you will partner with planning teams, business stakeholders, and process experts to strengthen and optimize the way work gets done. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine analytical thinking, process governance, and automation to create meaningful improvements across planning operations. Success in this position means delivering accurate and actionable support, identifying opportunities to simplify and enhance processes, and helping build a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
What you´ll do
- Prepare, validate, and distribute Material Planning operational and management reports using Power BI and Excel to support data-driven decision-making
- Perform transactional support activities in SAP, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and adherence to SLAs
- Develop, maintain, and update business process models using Signavio
- Create and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and process governance documentation in Himdoc
- Design, develop, and enhance tools and automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and productivity
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and implement process improvements aligned with business objectives
- Provide maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and end-user support for existing tools and applications
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives through process optimization, automation, and knowledge-sharing activities; Conduct monthly business reviews with stakeholders to evaluate performance, address issues, and identify improvement opportunities
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of one (1) year of relevant work experience in Customer Service, Technical Support, Supply Chain Operations, Logistics, or a shared services/GBS environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); Knowledge of VBA, Power BI and SharePoint is an advantage
- Familiarity with SAP MM (Materials Management) and experience with project coordination and technical troubleshooting
- Familiarity with AI-powered productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to support process efficiency, data analysis, and reporting activities
- Strong customer focus with excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, communication, and time management skills; highly detail-oriented and collaborative; Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement exposure is an advantage
- Amenable to working on a night shift schedule (8:00 PM to 5:00 AM PHT), and report on a hybrid work set-up in Ayala Avenue, Makati; Willing to work during Philippine holidays as part of a skeletal workforce arrangement
Some perks of joining Henkel
- A thriving career with the Top 15 Best Workplaces in the Philippines by Great Place to Work and the Top GBS Employer in the Philippines by the Everest Group for 4 consecutive years!
- 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
- HMO healthcare coverage plan
- Provident Fund
- Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance
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: 26100487
Job Locations: Philippines, National Capital Region, Makati
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FAQ
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?
Our recruiting team will help you with all requests regarding your application. Contact the team here.