Global Head of Preventive Quality and Quality Lifecycle Excellence

About this Position

Lead one of the global COE domain. With the Quality leadership team, define the change agenda and drive strategic initiatives, delivering concrete value to the regions. Provide governance, (re) design the work, enable people, provide expertise, disrupt the domain they are leading. This includes standardization, continuous improvement, knowledge management.

What you’ll do

• Contribute to the Quality strategy and the change agenda.
• Define the strategic initiatives in this domain in line with the overall strategy.
• Develop long-term capabilities in a given area, ensuring that we capture the full value from new methods and tools and continuously improve them.
• Design and develop global standards- secure continuous improvement, consistent implementation, sustain global adherence.
• Manage knowledge, lesson learned and best practices sharing, develop community of practices, develop consistent skill development trainings, coaching practices to continuously up-skill the organizations in this domain.

What makes you a good fit

• Degree in chemistry, engineering, business admin or related discipline
• 10+ years of work experience
• Experience in developing and implementing Q Strategies and programs
• Experience in leading & working with cross-functional & cultural teams
• Expert knowledge of problem-solving methodologies, preventive quality methods, risks assessment (FMEA)
• Deep knowledge in New product development, change management, interdisciplinary function experience
• 5+ years experience in Quality
• Leadership/ coaching/ training experience Functional/ technical skills
• Project Management
• Presentation & Training.
• Data literacy and data analysis.
• Problem solving, root-cause-analysis and logical thinking
• Lean, continuous improvement methods
• Quality Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA).

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
• Pension Fund
• Disability Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Company car or car allowance.