Good global exposure but too political in key activities - Market Development Manager Henkel Employee Review

3.0
Aug 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good company reputation and strong brand image to industrial customers - Global exposure is high enough if you're working on some high visibility program - Working-life balance

Cons

- Change too much in recent years. Henkel has gradually lost it's core value and competitive advantages in the market since the high frequent changes happened too much. - Insufficient leadership in director & VP level managers. Everybody is waiting for the top-down order from top manager - Too political in handling business development, strategic planning, and go-to-market plans. Everybody is telling story rather than getting hands dirty and doing something really helpful to the business - Not competitive salary level comparing to foreign companies in China - Not so many smart people around you; not come joining this company if you can't tolerate mediocre colleagues

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