Formula Manager

Consumer Brands Engineering Mexico, Guadalajara, Jalisco Full Time Regular
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About this position

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 Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, 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?

What you'll do

·       - Develop, formulate, test and coordinate new/existing cosmetic hair related products and transfers.

·       - Coordinate with the NA R&D formulation teams to define scope, materials, timelines, activities, milestones, and responsibilities of the formulas being transferred.

·       - Coordinate and manage the R&D laboratory assigned to his team. This includes raw material handling, raw material storage, equipment maintenance, equipment acquisition, training of personnel, development of safety protocols for the area.

·       - Responsible to use materials and process that comply with the latest regulatory norms, standards to formulate and reformulate according to company guidelines

·       - Be up to date with latest innovations on formulations and raw materials, communicate and training of the team

·       - Drive assessment of technical feasibility/challenges for proposed technology or product changes. Anticipate transfer risks and address issues proactively or raise them to team early on for a complete design for manufacturing brief

·       - Works with plant teams to consolidate learning on technology, steers process engineering activities and communicate to network

·       - Strive to develop high performance products. 

·       - Conduct and oversee product stabilities, challenge test and any other development test for all new products.

·       - Conduct and ensure all direct reports conduct all development activities with high quality, complying with departmental and corporate procedures, SOPs and cGMP requirements.

·       - Initiate and follow-up on audits and drive continuing process and quality improvements throughout the group and department.

·       - Communicate to the Management the status of all projects, formulation successes and issues, stability concerns and the status and progress of direct reports with frequent formal and informal verbal updates and via detailed monthly reports.

·       - People talent development and have a robust succession plan.

·       - Support business continuity for the NA portfolio.

·       - Support formula NA/Global platforming, managing complexity and harmonization of formulations within the LATAM structure.

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What makes you a good fit

·       - B.S. or M.S. in Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, Microbiology, or a related field.

·       - Over 7 years of experience in Research & Development, Formulation, or Processing Engineering, including hands-on laboratory and industry experience.

·       - Proven experience leading teams of engineers or scientists, driving innovation and technical solutions.

·       - Strong organizational and technical problem-solving skills, demonstrated through past professional achievements.

·       - Excellent presentation, writing, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences.

·       - Knowledge of risk assessment, continuous improvement methodologies, and statistical practices to optimize processes and drive operational excellence.

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: 24072208

Job Locations: Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara

Contact information for application-related questions: Recruitment.LATAM@henkel.com

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Acerca de Henkel

Construyendo sobre un sólido legado de más de 145 años, estamos liderando el camino para reimaginar y mejorar la vida hoy, así como para las generaciones futuras, a través de nuestras marcas y tecnologías innovadoras y sustentables, en nuestros equipos de todo el mundo. Henkel ocupa posiciones de liderazgo en los negocios industriales y de consumo: nuestro portafolio incluye reconocidos productos para el cuidado del cabello, detergentes para la ropa, suavizantes de telas, así como adhesivos, selladores y recubrimientos funcionales. 

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FAQ

Sí, solo debes completar tu perfil en nuestro sistema de solicitud en línea y una vez completo, puedes aplicar a varios puestos. 

Sí, por favor. Henkel es una compañía internacional en la que estarás trabajando con personas de todo el mundo y el inglés es el idioma oficial de la compañía. Como norma general, escribe la solicitud en el mismo idioma en el que está escrita la oferta de empleo.  

Cada vacante que abrimos en Henkel es única y encontrar a la persona adecuada es importante tanto para el candidato contratado como para Henkel. Queremos asegurarnos de que tanto el candidato como la compañía, son una buena opción el uno para el otro. Durante todo el proceso proporcionamos un feedback a los candidatos.

Sí, de hecho es una expectativa de Henkel que nuestro personal sea flexible y pueda cambiar de residencia. Esto ayuda a respaldar a la empresa a un nivel más amplio y global.
Nuestra filosofía “Triple two” promueve esta idea permitiendo que trabajes en al menos dos puestos, en dos áreas de negocio distintas y en dos países diferentes. El motivo detrás de esta filosofía es que trabajar en distintos puestos, en distintas unidades de negocio y con diferentes funciones es bueno para el desarrollo de nuestro personal y mejora la idea de Henkel como empresa global.

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