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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.
Marketing Manager
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About this Position
Join Henkel and play a pivotal leadership role within the Laundry & Home Care business, shaping the future of some of ANZ’s most trusted consumer brands. As part of the Marketing Leadership Team for Henkel Consumer Brands, you will lead the strategic direction, planning, and growth of the Laundry & Home Care portfolio, driving long-term sustainable success across the business.
Leading a team of five Brand Managers, you will drive impactful marketing strategies that deliver revenue growth, strengthen brand performance, and achieve commercial targets. Working closely with the Marketing Director and key stakeholders, you will help shape and execute the ANZ Henkel Consumer Brands strategy and contribute to achieving key business KPIs.
What you´ll do
- Lead the Laundry & Home Care portfolio strategy across ANZ to deliver business growth, profitability, and key commercial KPIs.
- Manage portfolio and brand P&Ls, ensuring effective marketing investment, budget control, and strong ROI outcomes.
- Support annual business planning, forecasting, and profitability initiatives in partnership with the Marketing Director and cross-functional teams.
- Guide the development and execution of 3-year brand plans and 3–5-year innovation pipelines to drive long-term category growth.
- Champion consumer, category, and market insights to deliver innovative marketing strategies, compelling campaigns, and customer-centric solutions.
- Partner with Commercial Excellence and key stakeholders to optimise portfolio strategy, pricing, distribution, and go-to-market execution.
- Build strong relationships with global, regional, and local stakeholders to align brand initiatives and strategic priorities across ANZ.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and growth-focused marketing culture.
What makes you a good fit
- Degree qualified in Marketing, Business, or a related discipline.
- 7+ years’ marketing experience, including people leadership, ideally within FMCG.
- Proven success managing brands or portfolios to deliver sustainable growth and strong commercial outcomes.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across matrix organisations.
- Commercially and analytically driven, with experience developing and executing successful marketing and brand strategies.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a passion for consumer-centric brands and developing high-performing teams.
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 Public Holidays
- Company Products Allocation
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: 26095990
Job Locations: Australia, New South Wales, Chatswood - Sydney, NSW
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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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