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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 Supply Chain & Business Controlling
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About this Position
The Regional Supply Chain Controller is a strategic partner to Operations, responsible for driving financial performance, cost transparency, and operational efficiency across the LATAM supply chain and manufacturing network.
Acting as the “financial conscience” within Operations, this role provides insight-driven analysis, supports strategic decision-making, and ensures robust cost control through clear visibility of cost drivers. The position bridges Finance and Supply Chain, ensuring alignment between operational execution and financial objectives.
Reporting functionally to the Regional Head of Supply Chain Operations and with a dotted line to Global Supply Chain, the role collaborates closely with regional and local leaders to influence strategic initiatives as well as day-to-day decision-making.
What you´ll do
- Lead the financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes for Supply Chain and Manufacturing, including volume analysis, manufacturing variances, OPEX, and structural cost monitoring.
- Own the monthly standard costing process for LATAM, working with factory controllers, purchasing, foreign trade, and contract manufacturing teams to ensure accuracy.
- Act as a key business partner for commercial and marketing innovations, ensuring new initiatives are financially viable and operationally sustainable.
- Drive the month-end close process for multiple LATAM entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and transparency in results.
- Provide in-depth variance analysis, scenario simulations, and actionable recommendations to support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Develop and enhance financial and operational reports to enable data-driven decisions, proactively identifying opportunities to automate and streamline reporting.
- Partner with procurement finance, plant controllers, demand and material planning, and marketing to ensure cross-functional alignment on financial impacts.
- Support intercompany P&L processes, pricing topics, and logistics cost monitoring to ensure competitive and compliant cost structures.
- Participate actively in regional and global projects, such as process harmonization, loss analysis, and cost optimization programs.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; advanced qualifications are a plus.
- Proven financial experience in a manufacturing or supply chain environment.
- Strong ability to align financial strategies with supply chain operations and long-term regional objectives.
- Proactive mindset, anticipating market changes, cost challenges, and operational risks.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels.
- High analytical capability, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, data analysis, data cleansing); experience with SAP/EPM preferred.
- Fluent in English and Spanish (spoken and written).
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
- Flexible Benefits
- Meal vouchers
- Savings fund
- Friday early finish
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: 26093592
Job Locations: Mexico, Estado De México, Huixquilucan
Contact information for application-related questions: Recruitment.LATAM@henkel.com
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
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, our recommendation is to 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 our expectation that Henkel employees will want to grow and explore different career paths during their time with us. 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 in 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.
If I have questions regarding my application, who do I contact?
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