Manager, Executive Planning & Programs

Henkel group • Culver City, CA

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About The Position

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 Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

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

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in executive leadership support, project management, operations, human resources or related fields
• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving ability
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion Proficient in project management
• Relationship management and collaboration skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook); skilled in advanced Excel functions and professional PowerPoint deck creation

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Support the development and execution of business strategic efforts and track progress on key initiatives
• Operational Efficiency: Problem-solving, continuous process improvement and facilitating cross-functional collaboration
• Executive Support: Prepare Regional Head for meetings, draft communications, and manage special projects on behalf of Regional Head
• Meeting Management: Organize leadership meetings, set agendas, track follow-ups, meeting minutes
• Cross-Collaboration and Communication: Serve as a point of contact between leadership and global stakeholders, ensuring timely, accurate, and strategic communication
• Team Alignment: Ensure leadership members are informed, aligned, and supported in their efforts
• Capability Development: Support a company-wide upskilling program to strengthen capabilities and identify opportunities that strengthen performance and drive sustainable growth
• Trends & Insights: Collaborate with brand teams to collect and synthesize market insights and competitor snapshots, highlighting key learnings to inform strategy and decision-making to leaders
• Visibility & Awareness: Amplify key brand initiatives, product launches, and strategic programs on internal platforms and external channels
• Centralized Calendar Oversight: Establish and manage a unified North America calendar, including strategic brand events and key global, regional and local company initiatives to ensure visibility, alignment, and cross-brand awareness and coordination

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), 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees