Regional Resilience Manager

Henkel group • Stamford, CT

3d • $120,000 - $140,000

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 required
• >10 years’ experience in procurement or digital roles ideally with commercial responsibilities
• >2 years’ experience in global commercial roles
• Source-to-Pay consumer products FMCG customer insight global sourcing materials customer service procurement purchasing supplier evaluation strategic sourcing supply chain management innovation
• Excellent people and project management skills, proven change management strengths, and strong written and verbal communication skills with internal and external executive level stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Ensure supply continuity and manage all critical shortages and force majeures to avoid out-of-stocks and business impact on NES operations.
• Support sourcing categories in elevating contractual agreements to higher levels of maturity and standardization regarding risk mitigation, operational performance, and supply chain optimization (MOQ, Incoterms, Lead Time).
• Ensure consistent global documentation and reporting on supply disruptions and defined supply resilience KPIs in the region.
• Enhance the use of digital tools and BI dashboards for supplier performance (supplier evaluations, OTIF), supply disruption monitoring (FM Bot, CRISP), and proactive risk mitigation, including Tier-1 data (DDF).
• Lead local supplier scouting in close collaboration with sourcing teams to strengthen sourcing flexibility and agility.
• Ensure Implementation and monitoring of Business Continuity Plans (BCP) for suppliers following strategies by the sourcing team.
• Additional Responsibilities – Quality, Compliance & Audit Management: Serve as the Quality Manager within Procurement, ensuring supplier compliance with internal standards, external regulations, and industry certifications.
• Develop and maintain Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) frameworks, including supplier qualification, onboarding, and performance re-assessment processes.
• Lead and coordinate internal audits across the supplier base to ensure adherence to company quality systems, GMP, and sustainability requirements.
• Maintain and update compliance documentation, including supplier quality agreements, audit reports, certificates, and traceability records.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain) to resolve supplier non-conformances and ensure continuous improvement.
• Establish governance routines for compliance tracking and reporting within procurement, ensuring visibility and accountability across categories and regions.
• Promote a culture of quality and compliance across procurement teams through training, communication, and process standardization initiatives.

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