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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.
Network Supply Planning Specialist
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About this Position
The Network Supply Planning Specialist plays a key role in the implementation of Henkel’s next-generation Supply Chain Planning solution, supporting the transition from SAP APO to a modern planning platform. This position serves as the bridge between business stakeholders and project teams, ensuring that planning processes, business requirements, and operational needs are accurately translated into system capabilities.
The role partners closely with Supply Chain, Operations, IT, and project teams to support solution design, testing, training, deployment, and continuous improvement efforts, helping drive planning excellence across the organization.
What you´ll do
- Serve as the business representative for the implementation of Henkel's next-generation Supply Chain Planning solution.
- Support the transition from SAP APO by ensuring business requirements and planning processes are effectively captured and translated into system functionality.
- Gather, document, validate, and prioritize business requirements across supply planning operations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams during solution design workshops and process harmonization initiatives.
- Participate in system configuration reviews and ensure alignment with business needs.
- Execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT), document test results, and support defect resolution activities.
- Ensure business readiness for deployment through process validation and stakeholder engagement.
- Develop user documentation, training materials, and standard operating procedures.
- Deliver training sessions and provide ongoing support to end users.
- Support change management initiatives to facilitate adoption of new planning processes and systems.
- Provide go-live and hypercare support during system implementation phases.
- Monitor system performance and identify opportunities for process optimization and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, IT, and external implementation partners to ensure successful project delivery.
- Promote best practices and drive operational excellence within network supply planning processes.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Supply Chain Planning, Production Planning, Materials Planning,
- Inventory Planning, or related functions.Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain planning processes and planning systems.
- Experience participating in ERP, APS, or Supply Chain Planning system implementations, upgrades, or transformation projects.
- Knowledge of supply planning concepts, inventory management, demand and supply balancing, and operational planning processes.
- Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into functional solutions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills.
- Experience conducting testing activities, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and global environments.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
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
- Flexible Benefits
- Meal vouchers
- Savings fund
- Friday early finish
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: 26100664
Job Locations: Mexico, Estado De México, Huixquilucan
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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.
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