Planning Inventory Performance Manager

About this Position

The Planning Inventory Performance Manager Adhesive EU definesand drives the European inventory strategy across 9 Sub-BUs, balancing servicelevel and cost to serve. The role leads inventory excellence throughgovernance, KPIs, and performance management in line with Global Supply Chainbest practices, enabling data-driven decisions and continuous improvementacross the Adhesive Operations Europe (AOE) organization.

What you’ll do

Inventory Strategy & Performance

• Ownand implement end-to-end inventory strategy across AOE domains
• Define,cascade and monitor inventory KPIs aligned with regional and globalstandards
• Analyzeperformance trends and identify improvement opportunities
• Driveinventory governance through structured review cadence, dashboards, andreporting
• Partnerwith functional leaders, SBUs, and Process & Systems teams to optimizeprocesses and systems
• Supportdecision-making with clear insights and recommendations

Leadership & Collaboration

• Facilitate the EU Inventory Steering Committee chaired by AOE Head
• Represent Europe in the Global Inventory Community of Practice
• Lead cross-functional and cross-regional alignment with GSC and SBUs
• Coordinate planning network heads and project teams to ensure execution of initiatives

What makes you a good fit

• 2 possible locations: Spain (Barcelona), Hungary (Budapest)
• Fluent English is a must (regional & global cooperation)
• Bachelor’sdegree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business or related field (Master’spreferred)
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in supply chain planning, inventory management or supply chain performance
• Passion for inventory, planning, optimization topics
• Strongexpertise in KPI management, data analytics (e.g. Power BI), ERP systems
• Provenproject and change management experience (demanding & complex environments)
• Strongleadership, stakeholder management and communication skills
• Continuousimprovement mindset (Lean / Six Sigma knowledge a plus)

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• 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
• Discounts on company products

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 welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.