Materials Manager

Henkel; Bay Point (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

Financial: 401k matching and bonus

Job summary

Henkel is recruiting for a Warehouse Leader to oversee 24/7 aerospace manufacturing operations in a dynamic, multinational setting. You will drive SAP-enabled processes, lead hourly teams, and ensure safe, efficient material flow and inventory accuracy.

The role emphasizes audit readiness, continuous improvement, and budget management within a matrix organization, with a focus on safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field.
• 5-8 years of progressive warehouse leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in an audit-intensive environment like Aerospace, Automotive, Pharma is strongly preferred
• Experience in a multinational, highly matrixed organization
• Direct experience managing and developing hourly workforce
• Ability to work safely in a manufacturing environment with hazardous materials, chemicals, and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Create, build and oversee a high performing team to support our 24/7 Aerospace manufacturing operations.
• Leverage SAP systems to drive operations and support development of a fully autonomous warehouse.
• Accountable for inbound deliveries, returns, repacks, inventory management and promotional pack-outs.
• Ensure efficient material flow through resource planning, inventory accuracy, and cycle counts.
• Lead and maintain compliance with SHEQ, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance warehouse processes and cost performance.
• Manage warehouse budgets including labor, overtime, maintenance and supplies, ensuring equipment reliability.

Skills

SAP WM

People leadership

Auditing awareness

Matrix organization experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Supply Chain/Operations

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

Job description

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

• Create, build and oversee a high performing team to support our 24/7 Aerospace manufacturing operations


• Leverage systems, driven by SAP, to drive operations and support the development of a fully autonomous warehouse as part of our future-ready business strategy


• Accountable for all warehouse operations, including inbound deliveries, returns, repacks, inventory management, and promotional pack-outs.


• Ensure efficient material flow through resource planning, inventory accuracy, cycle counts, and warehouse maintenance programs.


• Lead and maintain compliance with all SHEQ, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements while fostering a safe workplace culture.


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance warehouse processes, operational efficiency, and cost performance.


• Manage warehouse budgets, including labor, overtime, maintenance, and supplies, while ensuring equipment reliability through preventive maintenance.

What makes you a good fit

• Expert experience with Warehouse management modules of SAP required


• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, a related field, or equivalent real-world experience.


• 5-8 years of progressive warehouse leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.


• Prior experience in an audit-intensive environment like Aerospace, Automotive, Pharma strongly preferred


• Experience in a multi-national highly matrixed organization


• Direct experience managing and developing hourly workforce


• Ability to work safely in a manufacturing environment with hazardous materials, chemicals, and equipment.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day one.


• 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

The salary range for this role is $140,000.00 and $190,000.00. 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.

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.