Product Manager

Henkel; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global wellbeing standards

8 weeks parental leave

Employee Share Plan with Henkel shares

Group Medical Insurance for employee &

Spouse & up to 2 children

OPD policy INR 30,000

Job summary

Henkel in Navi Mumbai, India seeks a seasoned Product Management professional to drive portfolio strategy and optimization across IMEA and collaborate with global teams to identify growth opportunities. You will enhance pricing, dashboards, and data governance to support informed decisions.

The role requires 5+ years in product management or analytics, strong Excel/Power BI skills, and a proven ability to manage stakeholders and deliver results through structured projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing or related field (MBA preferred).
• Minimum 5+ years' experience in Product Management, Business Analytics or Portfolio Management.
• Advanced analytical skills and working experience with Excel and Power BI.
• Strong understanding of pricing, margins and portfolio profitability.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• High ownership, result orientation and project management capability.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the portfolio strategy across IMEA in alignment with regional business priorities and global product management direction.
• Lead or support regional process excellence initiatives such as portfolio segmentation, SKU optimization, pricing actions, dashboard adoption, and data governance.
• Implement risk mitigation initiatives for assigned products and manage shortages for business continuation/minimized customer impact.
• Manage product lifecycle for assigned products, e.g., product phase-in/phase-out and change projects.
• Drive product-related customer communication and approvals. Serve as the contact for internal product related inquiries.
• Drive portfolio profitability through pricing support, product mix improvement, margin analysis, cost improvement initiatives, and SKU complexity management.
• Build, maintain, and improve dashboards and reporting frameworks for IMEA and Global covering portfolio KPIs, and business performance indicators.
• Develop automated and standardized reporting solutions using Excel, Power BI, SAP/ERP data, and other relevant tools to improve data visibility and decision speed.
• Provide monthly performance insights, business review inputs, and data-driven recommendations to regional leadership and product management teams.
• Partner with sales, supply chain, finance, R&D, and global product management teams to translate market needs into actionable portfolio priorities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Ownership

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SAP/ERP data

Job description

About this Position

Drive product portfolio optimization and product management excellence by improving processes, supporting pricing and profitability initiatives, leveraging data and analytics, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable business growth. The role will work closely with cross-functional and regional teams to identify growth opportunities, improve portfolio performance, mitigate product-related risks, and ensure alignment with overall business strategy.

What you´ll do

• Own and drive the portfolio strategy across IMEA in alignment with regional business priorities and global product management direction.
• Lead or support regional process excellence initiatives such as portfolio segmentation, SKU optimization, pricing actions, dashboard adoption, and data governance.
• Implement risk mitigation initiatives for assigned products and manage shortages for business continuation/minimized customer impact.
• Manage product lifecycle for assigned products, e.g., product phase-in/phase-out and change projects.
• Drive product-related customer communication and approvals. Serve as the contact for internal product related inquiries.
• Drive portfolio profitability through pricing support, product mix improvement, margin analysis, cost improvement initiatives, and SKU complexity management.
• Build, maintain, and improve dashboards and reporting frameworks for IMEA and Global covering portfolio KPIs, and business performance indicators.
• Develop automated and standardized reporting solutions using Excel, Power BI, SAP/ERP data, and other relevant tools to improve data visibility and decision speed.
• Provide monthly performance insights, business review inputs, and data-driven recommendations to regional leadership and product management teams.
• Partner with sales, supply chain, finance, R&D, and global product management teams to translate market needs into actionable portfolio priorities.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, marketing or related field (MBA preferred)
• Minimum 5+ years' experience in Product Management, Business Analytics or Portfolio Management
• Advanced analytical skills and working experience with Excel and Power BI
• Strong understanding of pricing, margins and portfolio profitability
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• High ownership, result orientation and project management capability

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Best-in-class Group Medical Insurance policy covering employee, spouse and up to 2 children
• Competitive accident and term life policies for up to 3 times annual groannual gross salary
• Progressive OPD policy of INR 30,000 for employee, spouse and up to 2 children

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. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.