Strategy Manager New Business & Adjacencies Development (d/f/m)

About this role

#### About this Position

As a Strategy Manager for New Business and Adjacencies within Henkel Adhesive Technologies, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our future growth by identifying and executing innovative market strategies - with a special focus on M&A strategy development for New Business/Adjacencies.

#### What you´ll do

• Conduct in-depth market and industry analyses of complex new growth areas and drive (inorganic) strategy development
• Structure and analyse new, often complex, topics independently and develop hypotheses on solutions going forward
• Independently lead and manage large-scale strategic projects, ensuring alignment across senior stakeholders within the organization
• Prepare high-impact presentations and strategic recommendations for top management independently, supporting decision-making at the highest level
• Leverage AI tools for advanced M&A target scouting and stay up to date with latest developments to enhance our toolkit and methodologies
• Build trusted relationships with senior business stakeholders across Adhesive Technologies and advise them on strategic questions
• Act as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership of New Business function

#### What makes you a good fit

• Master's degree in Business or Science
• Minimum 5 years of relevant industry experience required
• Significant prior experience in developing actionable strategies, Inc. Market/industry analyses, hypothesis-based thinking, etc.
• Demonstrating strong strategic thinking skills and excellent business acumen
• Self-starter mindset with a high degree of ownership, curiosity, adaptability, ability to deal with ambiguity and entrepreneurial spirit
• Fluent in English, German a nice to have

#### 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...