Director of Operations (TX Network)

Role details

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless 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 our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Defines, implements and governs global process standards that ensure the realization of BU long- and short-term objectives and strategy
• Monitors and manages new process setup to match new business needs in collaboration with regional process owners and key user community
• Drives continuous process improvement, development of tools and systems enabling enhanced process automation in the respective processes
• Drives automation to increase speed, reliability and to increase share of variable cost over fixed cost
• Develops, aligns and consistently tracks the KPI framework for the processes
• Drives best practice transfer across regions and supports continuous reduction of complexity
• Acts as highest de-escalation contact for the processes across all regions
• Drives the implementation of process related global projects in the respective process area
• Conducts benchmarking of processes or practice within the industry

What makes you a good fit

• M.B.A, B.S. or B.A. degree in Engineering, Operations, is preferred or related technical field.
• Relevant professional experience, 15\+ years preferred, in manufacturing and product development, including 10 years of senior leadership through plant/general management in manufacturing.
• Professional comprehension and use of contract negotiation skills as it pertains to all aspects of the business.
• Cost Center responsibility in general management or plant management in a manufacturing organization.
• Leadership mentality with entrepreneurial spirit that is demonstrated by achieving desired results through others and building an effective management team through coaching and mentoring.
• Possess and/or gain an in-depth technical knowledge of the applicable product lines.
• Proven strategic and tactical skills, along with demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Proficient oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Comprehensive business process and systems knowledge, such as ERP, and the ability to identify and implement best practices.
• Digital affinity for project management and systems background.
• Great team player with hands-on mentality, possessing a strong work ethic, and high standards that link to exceptional business values and ethics.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills are a plus.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• 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, and 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

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.

The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

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. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.