Manager Platform Engineering

Henkel; Madison Heights (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k Match

Employee share plan

Annual bonus

Parental Leave

Fertility support

Adoption support

Scholarships

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth

Job summary

Henkel, a global leader in adhesives technologies, seeks a senior engineering/platform leader for its Adhesive Technologies unit in the United States. The role focuses on strategic engineering, customer roadmaps, and collaboration across marketing, sales, and KAMs, with about half of travel to customers and suppliers.

The candidate should have 7–10 years of relevant experience and a strong BIW/vehicle structure background, plus a willingness to work in a hybrid office environment up to 60% in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or a comparable technical field.
• 7–10 years of experience in strategic engineering or platform management.
• Strong understanding of Body in White and vehicle structural systems.

Responsibilities

• Frequent travel/visits to the customers and suppliers, around 50%.
• Technical understanding of body in white, vehicle structure to anticipate what the customer needs.
• Develops, supports and executes customer roadmaps, steers profitable growth.
• Identify key decision makers and builds relationship with customers and supplier focused engineering centers.
• Collaborates closely with Technical Team/Marketing/Sales/KAMs to steer activities.
• Analyzes and builds different future scenarios to create new business paths.
• Steers and leads new products launches at customers.
• This is a hybrid role, and selected candidate will need to be willing and able to work in the office 60% of the time.

Skills

Strategic engineering

Platform management

Automotive experience

Sales experience

Body in White knowledge

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or a comparable technical field

Job description

About this Position

AtHenkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future throughinnovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands likePersil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edgetechnologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths andgrow.

Thisposition is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower ourpeople to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitiveadvantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

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

What you´ll do

• Frequent travel/visits to the customers and suppliers, around 50%.
• Technical understanding of body in white, vehicle structure to anticipate what the customer needs.
• Develops, supports and executes customer roadmaps, steers profitable growth.
• Identify key decision makers and builds relationship with customers and supplier focused engineering centers.
• Collaborates closely with Technical Team/Marketing/Sales/KAMs to steer activities.
• Analyzes and builds different future scenarios to create new business paths.
• Steers and leads new products launches at customers.
• This is a hybrid role, and selected candidate will need to be willing and able to work in the office 60% of the time.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or a comparable technical field.
• Proven experience, 7-10 years, in strategic engineering or platform management roles, ideally in automotive or industrial sectors as well as sales experience.
• Strong technical understanding of Body in White and vehicle structural systems.
• Self-Motivation – Proactive and driven to achieve goals independently.
• Team Orientation – Collaborative mindset with a focus on shared success.
• Communication Skills – Clear and effective communicator across all levels of the organization.
• Flexibility – Adaptable to changing environments, priorities, and global contexts.

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, 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

The salary for this role is $120,000.00- $135,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

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.

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