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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.
Formulation Manager
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About this position
About this Position
In this role, you will lead the development of Beauty and Detergent formulations, ensuring compliance with global standards and local regulations. You will manage end-to-end product development — from raw material selection and formula design to industrial trials and product launches — while collaborating with regional teams and external partners to drive innovation and ensure quality.What you´ll do
- Driving the development of Beauty and Detergent formulations, ensuring alignment with marketing needs while maintaining consistency with regional and global strategies.
- Managing formulas in SAP and guaranteeing their compliance with approved product designs; establishing and implementing clear R&D procedures to support new product launches together with the local team & regional teams.
- Ensuring all raw materials used in Beauty and Detergent projects comply with local regulations, Henkel standards, and global guidelines.
- Building and maintaining external collaborations with laboratories and institutes for analytical testing, claim support, and product performance validation, leveraging Design of Experiment (DoE) methodologies.
- Keeping all formulation-related documentation, specifications, and R&D databases up to date according to Henkel standards, with a focus on innovation.
- Defining and approving Manual Instruction Sheets (MIS) for each Beauty and Detergent products in collaboration with product developers from the Dubai Innovation Center.
- Actively participating in the development and industrialization phases of new product launches into full production and supervising industrial trials for detergents & hair care.
- Attending and leading production trials, providing technical expertise to optimize formulations and troubleshoot scale-up challenges.
- Managing local and regional stakeholders through strong project management skills, ensuring timely delivery of Beauty and Detergent projects across multiple categories.
What makes you a good fit
- BSc/BA in Engineering (preferably in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry Department), MBA or master’s degree is an additional asset
- At least 5 years of R&D experience in a multinational environment, preferably in FMCG sector
- Successful track record in dealing with Beauty and Laundry Detergent product development with sound market know-how in Turkey
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with aptitude in building relationships with professionals of all organizational levels
- Open to work in an internationally diverse environment, capable of establishing sound relations across geographies within the diverse teams
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management
- Advanced user of MS Office applications
Some perks of joining Henkel
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 look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.
JOB ID: 25086682
Job Locations: Turkey, Istanbul, Ümraniye
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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, the ‘rule’ is: 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 an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. 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 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.
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