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Your direct entry at Henkel

Are you an experienced professional who keeps pushing for improvement? Perfect, you can start right off! Take a highly responsible position in one of our business units or functions, trigger innovative ideas, and shape our brands and culture according to your own convictions.

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“Our team is key for our success. At Henkel, we want people who take on new challenges every day, play as a team, take ownership of their career, and work for a better future.”

Sylvie Nicol,
Executive Vice President Human Resources and Infrastructure Services

Your career at Henkel

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Get on board easily

We make sure, you’ll find your way around Henkel from the very beginning. Already before you start, we will be in touch with you to answer potential questions. A comprehensive digital Information & Orientation Program will set you up completely. And in any case - there’s always your team who is happy to help out.

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Grow through constructive feedback

We at Henkel believe that only the ones who keep developing can achieve something great. Everyone, regardless of their job level, engages in one of our multiple learning opportunities and keeps developing their professional skills. You will receive personalized feedback on a regular basis.

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Find your own career path

Henkel offers you a great range of exciting work opportunities in 75 countries around the world. Thanks to our internationality, you can experience our three business areas, 43 countries, and different functions within your career. You’ll be learning for life!

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Leadership Commitments

Leadership at Henkel is based on our joint culture and reflected in our leadership commitments. They include entrepreneurial thinking, passionate people development as well as the promotion of diverse team setups. Wouldn’t you like to become a leader yourself?

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Global entry opportunities

Depending on the region, there are different ways into your full-time job at Henkel. How does a trainee ship in Finance or Management sound to you? Or a Graduate Development Program?

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Our comprehensive benefits

As a Henkel employee, you will enjoy a decent and performance-oriented salary. Even in the first year, we reward outstanding employees with a bonus. Additionally, we offer comprehensive social benefits and flexible working opportunities such as flex-time and working from home.

Special Career Paths at Henkel

Craft your career! As a global company, we offer a broad range of employment and development opportunities. Whether you are curious about our technologies or our leading brands such as Persil, Schwarzkopf or Pritt – at Henkel, you’ll enjoy excellent perspectives for your personal as well as professional development. Check out some of our specialized career paths:

Digital Talent Program

Discover our #DigitalTalentProgram at #Henkel and join us on our mission to keep evolving with disruptive technologies and innovations. Benefit from a unique learning journey full of personal and professional development through 18 months of hands-on experience.Are you ready to shape the world of tomorrow with us?#careers

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Ready to drive change?

Our Digital Talent Program with its 18-month unique learning journey offers a great experience to become a digital pioneer at Henkel.

Digital Upskilling

We make sure that our teams are up to date when it comes to #digital!

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You want to get serious about Research & Development? Go for it!

Meet your future colleagues

What does Linda Lin think is unique about working at Henkel? For her, it’s the team spirit she felt from day one and having the chance to immediately take on responsibility.

What does Salma Medhat think is unique about working at Henkel? For her, its about being encouraged to think outside the box and achieving things you never thought possible.

What does Waleed Khan think is unique about working at Henkel? For him, it’s about being pushed to step out of his comfort zone and having the freedom to think innovatively.

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Your application

Are you one of those who step up? If yes, we are more than keen to meet you! Check out our special tips on how you’ll shine.

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1. Complete the online application at our Henkel job portal.

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2. Give us a first impression of your personality on the phone!

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3. Let’s get to know each other better in a personal interview.

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4. If we managed to impress you too - Welcome to the team!

Online Application

During the first step we are happy about your comprehensive online application at our Henkel job portal. You will need your résumé - preferably as a PDF file. Please make use of the opportunity to upload further relevant documents ‏(e.g. certificates, overview of grades), so we have all documents at our hands, which are relevant for our decision. In case you have a LinkedInprofile, you can comfortably import your data with one click. A letter of motivation can be attached optionally

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Jul 23, 2021 Press Release

Henkel acquires Swania SAS in France

Strong market position with ecological laundry and home care products
Fast-growing and highly profitable brands
Highly complementary to Laundry & Home Care portfolio of sustainable offers
Strong and successful innovation track record

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Jul 21, 2021 Press Release

Henkel expands emergency aid package – donation of 1 million euros in product donations and financial resources

As a sign of solidarity and to support the people affected by the flood disaster in Western Germany, Henkel is expanding its emergency aid package to 1 million euros. The company had previously announced a direct emergency aid program of 600,000 euros immediately after the flood disaster. Now, Henkel expands its measures to support people in affected regions with further donations in kind and financial aid totaling 400,000 euros.

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Jul 16, 2021 Press Release

Henkel debuts safer, higher performance corrugating additives at SuperCorr Expo 2021

As the industry emerges from the restrictions of the pandemic, SuperCorr Expo, held in Orlando, Florida from August 9-12, will be one of the first, major in-person events for the corrugated packaging-focused industry. Here, Henkel will be presenting its latest innovations for the safe, efficient and sustainable production of paper and board products. The expo is the ideal forum for Henkel to launch its new Aquence Halo product family – solutions that replace standard powdered borax to improve safety and efficiency in corrugating starch operations. As a global leader in adhesives and coatings, Henkel will also be showcasing its Velocity resins, and high-performance aeration technologies.

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