Material Management Manager

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

Dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

• Perform the following duties in accordance with the Operatipon and Supply Chain Vision (Hino Vision).
• Implement safety and environmental initiatives (especially PIT and Storage Safety). (Especially PIT and Storage Safety)
• Supply raw materials in a timely manner at optimum cost and quality.
• Manage the section to improve the service level by controlling the production process and checking the status of incoming goods based on the production plan.
• Lead the inventory.
• Monitor the performance and output of the section and ensure that production specifications and schedules, production volume targets, and quality standards are met.
• Maintain accurate daily job records for the team (group) and maintain records to enable analysis of production and inventory status.
• Continuously improve and optimize material procurement and internal logistics based on lean production methods.
• Lead section managers and section staff to ensure that the internal systems and business operations (including suppliers and 3PL) are in place.
• Manage and optimize inventory. (Inventory quantity, validity period, OSMI, disposal)
• Serve as the point of contact for the supply chain and other departments at the factory, and optimize the relationship with the business units.

YOUR SKILLS

• Bachelor degree in relevant field
• Experience as a people manager
• Relevant experiences in material management
• Strategically minded with presentation skills
• Fluent Japanese and Business level English
• Experience with and knowledge of dangerous materials is a plus
• Digitalization experience is a highly preferred
• Experience in a chemical or related company is a plus

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.