Category Team Lead (CTL) - Pipeline

Category Team Lead (CTL) - Pipeline at Henkel

Please note that this is a pipeline vacancy. While there may not be an active opening at the moment, we would love to receive your CV in anticipation of future opportunities.

As a Category Team Lead in our Procurement organization, you will be responsible for developing and executing global sourcing strategies across key categories. You’ll lead cross-functional initiatives, manage supplier relationships, and deliver best total E2E cost, terms, and innovation access for our business.

What you’ll do

• Define and implement sourcing strategies for global categories
• Collaborate with global/regional business units, KAMs, and procurement committees
• Drive sustainability, risk mitigation, and innovation through supplier partnerships
• Lead key cost optimization and supplier development initiatives
• Ensure full documentation, compliance, and traceability across procurement activities
• Provide category insights and shape long-term demand planning
• Lead a category team with direct people responsibility
• Drive digitalization and data focus in your category team to capture benefits and a new way of working (digital change agent).

What makes you a good fit

• Master’s degree and 10+ years of experience in procurement or related digital/commercial roles
• Proven people and project management skills, stakeholder engagement at senior level
• Strong business acumen, strategic negotiation, and supply chain understanding
• Digital savviness and change management mindset
• Proven strength in developing and leading teams
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and analytical skills

At Henkel, we lead with innovation, sustainability, and ownership. Join our talent pipeline today and be part of what’s next.

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
• Globally 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
• Pension Fund
• Disability Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Canteen discount

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.

Over Henkel

Voortbouwend op een sterke erfenis van bijna 150 jaar, geven wij de toon aan om het leven elke dag opnieuw te verbeelden en te verbeteren. Vandaag en voor toekomstige generaties. Via onze innovatieve en duurzame merken en technologieën en via onze teams over de hele wereld. Henkel bekleedt leidende posities in zowel industriële als consumentenactiviteiten: Ons portfolio omvat bekende haarverzorgingsproducten, wasmiddelen, wasverzachters en kleefstoffen, dichtingsmiddelen en functionele coatings.