Building on a strong legacy of almost 150 years, we are leading the way to reimagine and improve life every day. Today and for generations to come. Through our innovative and sustainable brands and technologies, across our teams around the world.
Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Regional Sustainability Manager
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About this Position
We are seeking an experienced professional to lead sustainability within our Adhesives Consumer Goods division, focusing on the Sports Footwear & Fashion segment. The Regional Sustainability leader will embed sustainability into our core business operations to drive differentiation and growth at customers. You will serve as the bridge between commercial, technical, innovation, and strategic market teams, incl. senior leadership to ensure our solutions align with market trends and customer needs.
What you´ll do
- Strategy & Differentiation: Shape the sustainability strategy and drive execution of sustainability initiatives, ensuring alignment with the global team and emission reduction targets.
- Transformation Leadership: Act as the regional voice for sustainability in the category, shaping Henkel’s positioning, differentiation, and external representation.
- Market Intelligence: Analyze consumer needs and industry trends to keep our strategy ahead of the curve.
- Governance & Reporting: Implement frameworks and tools to measure impact. Monitor progress, risks, and opportunities, reporting clearly to senior leadership.
- Advocacy & Education: Act as the internal champion for sustainability. Drive change management by developing training programs and fostering cross-functional collaboration.
What makes you a good fit
- Industry Background: experience in the Sports Footwear or Fashion industry; a clear understanding of the supply chain and manufacturing landscape.
- Professional Experience: 5+ years in a relevant role. We are open to candidates from Sales/Business Development, Application Engineering or Technical Customer Support, Sustainability Management, or Management Consulting backgrounds.
- Good understanding of impact measurement (LCA, CO₂, circularity) and sustainability data credibility.
- Skill Set: strong change management and organizational design capabilities, operational business experience (understanding P&L and operations), ability to collaborate across functions (Sales, R&D, Operations) without direct authority.
- Mindset: a genuine passion for sustainability combined with a pragmatic commercial approach.
- Location: Based in Vietnam or Indonesia with full English fluency.
- Ability to travel: 50%
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
- Group Medical Insurance for employees and eligible dependents
- Annual Leave
- Annual Physical Examination
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.
JOB ID: 26091468
Job Locations: Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
Contact information for application-related questions: talent.seaanz@henkel.com
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Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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