Germany, Düsseldorf, United States, Madison Heights, MI, Adhesive Technologies

Global Market Strategy Head - General Industry ‏(d/f/m)

At Henkel, you can be a game changer and craft your career. Unleash your entrepreneurial spirit by bringing your ideas to life within a global team. Our leading brands and technologies, along with our high-performing businesses will provide you with countless opportunities to develop your skills and explore new paths. Your career at Henkel will contribute to a more sustainable future, while you grow within our vibrant, diverse culture of trust and belonging. If you're up for challenging the status quo, join our team of pioneers and make your mark on the future with us.

Do you dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Develop global market strategy based on in-depth understanding of the General Industry market

  • Fully understand industry evolution trends and customer needs, map out market opportunities and define action plans together with the teams

  • Identify untapped areas and adjacent markets

  • Own the market model and market understanding

  • Make strategic recommendations, propose M&A ideas to enter new markets

  • Closely monitor competitive situation and form counter strategy

• Ensure strategy execution via closely collaborating with sales teams and innovation teams

  • Propose resource allocation to ensure innovation efforts in line with business strategy; oversee segment innovation pipeline and prioritize projects based on market strategy

  • Gate keeper of  innovation projects, assess business value and strategic fit, ensure alignment with strategic focus

  • Work closely with key project teams to drive deliverable results  

  • Create value propositions/business concepts to monetize business ideas and technical know-how

• Own and steer both organic and inorganic global market strategy

• Continuously improve strategic steering to achieve business financial goals and its full potential

• Lead special topics/ projects that have long-term impact to the business 

• The position can be located in Düsseldorf (Germany) or Madison Heights (USA)

YOUR SKILLS

• Successfully completed university degree in Strategy, Business and/or Technical field

• At least 7-8 years of professional experience within marketing, commercial or strategy B2B functions

• Outstanding leadership skills, preferably with international working experience

• Strong customer and strategic mindset with clearly structured approach

• Strong communication skills, comfortable of presenting complex topics to senior leaders

• Fluent English language skills, German would be a plus

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to gender, origin, culture, mindset, generation, disability, religion and sexual orientation.

JOB ID: 22028379

Contract & Job type: Full Time, Regular

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