Senior Project Manager

Henkel; Westlake (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

Financial: 401k matching and bonuses

Family Support: parental leave and aid

Job summary

Henkel's Adhesive Technologies team in the United States seeks a seasoned project leader to manage cross-functional initiatives across construction adhesives, sealants, and coatings. You will drive end-to-end Product Line Reviews for major retailers such as The Home Depot, Lowe's, and Walmart, and oversee activation calendars and customer events.

Applicants should have 5+ years in project management or related fields, strong PowerPoint/Excel skills, and a track record coordinating with agencies,

Qualifications

• Five or more years in project management or related roles.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong organization and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Product Line Review projects for major retailers.
• Plan and manage customer events and trade engagement activities.
• Drive cross-functional commercialization for new product launches.
• Lead annual activation calendar planning and execution.
• Establish simple PMO governance to improve transparency and accountability.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

PowerPoint

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing or related field

Job description

About This 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.

About This 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 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

• Work alongside our team focusing on projects surrounding Adhesives within the Construction industry
• Product Line Review Project Leadership: Lead end-to-end project management of annual Product Line Reviews and customer line review processes for major retailers, with particular focus on The Home Depot, Lowe's, and Walmart
• Customer Events and Activation Management: Own the planning and execution governance for customer-facing strategic events and trade engagement activities
• Launch Commercialization Project Management: Drive cross-functional commercialization for strategic new product launches across relevant channels and customers
• Annual Activation Calendar Management: Lead planning and execution governance for the annual channel and customer activation calendar
• Cross-Functional PMO Governance: Establish simple, disciplined project management practices that improve transparency, accountability and execution

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or a related field
• Five or more years of experience in project management, trade marketing, category management, sales operations, commercial excellence or a related discipline
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross‑functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and dependencies
• Strong organization, communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel capabilities, with experience creating clear project updates and executive‑ready materials
• Experience working with The Home Depot, Walmart, and/or Lowe's
• Experience supporting Product Line Reviews or comparable retailer line review processes
• Experience in consumer goods, adhesives, building materials, home improvement or retail
• Experience managing agencies, vendors and event partners
• Project management certification is an advantage

Some benefitss 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 range for this role is $85,000.00 and $95,000.00. 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.
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.
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.