Materials Manager

About the role

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability, and collaboration. With trusted brands like Persil®, all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit, where we empower our people to transform industries and provide customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and strategic direction for all warehouse, inventory, and material flow operations.
• Develops and executes material management strategies to support production, customer service, and business objectives.
• Leads continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory optimization, warehouse efficiency, and logistics performance.
• Oversees inventory control processes and ensures accurate inventory valuation and reconciliation.
• Ensures uninterrupted material availability through effective planning, supplier coordination, and risk mitigation.
• Manages departmental budgets, KPIs, and operational performance metrics.
• Leads, develops, and evaluates warehouse and material handling personnel through coaching, training, and performance management.
• Directs annual stocktaking and cycle count programs to ensure compliance with corporate and financial requirements.
• Drives a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Partners with cross-functional stakeholders to improve supply chain performance, reduce costs, and support site growth initiatives.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Strong knowledge of inventory control, warehousing, material planning, and production support processes.
• Understanding of supply chain management principles, transportation, and logistics operations.
• Experience with cycle counting, physical inventories, inventory reconciliation, and stock accuracy programs.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and operational excellence methodologies.
• Ability to manage budgets, analyze operational costs, and drive productivity improvements.
• Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP.
• Ability to develop, monitor, and interpret KPIs through dashboards and reporting systems.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Microsoft Power Platform, or similar business analytics tools preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong people leadership, coaching, and employee development skills.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Results-oriented with a focus on customer service, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates accountability, decision-making capability, and organizational leadership.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Affordable plans for medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing starting on day 1.
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday, and volunteer time; flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role); vacation buy/sell program.
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards, and student loan reimbursement.
• Family Support: 12-week gender-neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships.
• Career Growth: Diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $95,000.00 to $105,000.00. This range represents the good-faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location.