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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.
Regional Business Planner IMEA
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Regional Business Planner IMEA
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About this Position
The Regional Business Planner IMEA plays a key role in translating market needs into accurate operational volume plans, enabling sustainable business growth across the IMEA region. This role partners closely with sales, product management, supply chain, and controlling teams to ensure demand forecasts are robust, data-driven, and continuously improving. You will lead the preparation and facilitation of demand review meetings, contribute to the advancement of the S&OP process, and represent Business Planning in both strategic initiatives and day-to-day operational escalations.
What you´ll do
- Ensure a high-quality demand plan at both regional and SBU level for IMEA, enabling business growth and translating market requirements into a volume plan for operations (monthly Demand Plan)
- Collaborate closely with Sales Managers, Sales Head, KAMs, BDMs, PLMs, and Controlling across IMEA on activities impacting the forecast (e.g. localisations, new product launches, projects, market shifts)
- Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and bias reduction by conducting root cause analysis and constructively challenging inputs from Sales
- Ensure thorough preparation and effective facilitation of Demand Review meetings at regional level; contribute to advancing the S&OP process to a higher maturity
- Represent Business Planning in cross-functional strategic initiatives (e.g. complexity reduction, customer collaboration, production transfers, M&A execution)
- Act as the Business Planning representative in crisis and shortage management, supporting daily demand escalations across IMEA
What makes you a good fit
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Supply Chain or Planning, ideally in a regional or cross-market context
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain, or a related field
- Strong cross-functional understanding of demand planning, supply, sales, product management, and marketing dynamics
- Proactive and self-driven, with the ability to independently manage topics, challenge assumptions, and drive planning improvements
- Skilled in translating data and trends into actionable business insights; comfortable navigating complexity · Proficient in planning systems; SAP APO DP/SNP knowledge is a plus
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to align diverse stakeholders behind a consensus plan
- German is an advantage; fluent English is a must data analytics & BI process improvement
Some perks of joining Henkel
- 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
- Best-in-class Group Medical Insurance policy covering employee, spouse and up to 2 children
- Competitive accident and term life policies for up to 3 times annual gross salary
- Progressive OPD policy of INR 30,000 for employee, spouse and up to 2 children
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 look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.
JOB ID: 25084079
Job Locations: India, Maharashtra, Navi Mumbai
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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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