About this Position As
Manager Industrialization & ScaleUp, you will be the global process owner for the industrialization and scaleup of adhesive technologies. You will define, standardize, and govern the global scaleup framework across regions, technologies, and strategic business units, ensuring robust handover from lab to production with reduced risk and accelerated timetomarket. You will drive bestpractice execution, improve rightfirsttime performance, and build global capability through training and knowledge sharing.
What youll do
Global Industrialization & ScaleUp Leadership
- Own the global industrialization and scaleup process, including standardized steps, deliverables, and decision gates applied across regions, technologies, and SBUs.
- Ensure robust and consistent scaleup from laboratory, through pilot plant, to full production.
- Act as global process owner for the Adhesives Development Process (ADP), ensuring disciplined process documentation and execution.
CrossFunctional Collaboration
- Partner with Global AO Pilot Plant Heads, Product Development Heads, and Operations leadership to align scaleup activities with technology standards and longterm manufacturing strategy.
- Drive reduction of scrap, increase scaleup success rates, and improve release performance metrics.
- Support crossregional teams in troubleshooting, problem resolution, and process optimization.
Standardization, Best Practices & Continuous Improvement
- Lead the global standardization of industrialization practices and facilitate best practice replication across regions and sites.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives to enhance robustness, efficiency, and timetomarket.
- Capture and disseminate learnings to build a culture of operational excellence.
Capability Building & Knowledge Management
- Develop and deploy global training programs and eLearning materials to upskill the organization on scaleup and ADP processes.
- Support development of aligned documentation, process flows, SOPs, and decision gate criteria.
- Track, analyze, and report key performance indicators such as scaleup success rate, costs, and leadtime improvements.
What makes you a good fit
Education & Experience
- Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or equivalent.
- 7+ years of experience in process development, scaleup, industrialization, or related roles.
- Experience with multisite global projects and working in international, matrixed environments preferred.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Strong expertise in process engineering, industrialization, and technical scaleup methods.
- Analytical, structured, and strategic mindset with excellent problemsolving ability.
- Experience using digital tools for simulation, process control, and datadriven performance tracking.
- Comfortable working in crossfunctional teams and influencing across organizational levels.
- Lean mindset with a focus on standardization and operational excellence.
- Effective communication skills in English; additional languages are 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.
