(Senior) Manager M&A / Business Development (d/f/m) - Henkel Consumer Brands
Düsseldorf, Germany
Posted on Jun 2, 2026
About This Position
What you´ll do
What you´ll do
- Identify potential acquisition opportunities that align with the Portfolio / M&A Strategy of Henkel Consumer Brands
- Prepare deep dives, investment thesis, and recommendations to senior management to decide on M&A opportunities
- Manage and coordinate due diligence activities which entails collaborating with relevant business and corporate functions across Henkel
- Prepare business plans and detailed financial analysis as well as all necessary committee or board approval documents for divestments, preparation of transaction scope, structure, carve-out financials, and other deal documents such as Information Memorandum
- Negotiate key terms of transactions together with Corporate M&A and legal teams
- Ensure that an integration plan is designed and smooth hand-over to dedicated PMI lead
- Conduct strategic analysis, industry research, and competitor analysis to help evaluate potential M&A opportunities
- Act as sparring partner for regions & category management on M&A matters
- Master's degree in business administration or similar
- Ideally 5 years of relevant work experience with a proven track record of successfully executing M&A transactions
- Strong financial modeling, valuation, and analytical skills
- Holistic perspective & ability to manage a transaction from end-to-end (from initial / desktop analysis, through evaluation and internal presentation to external negotiation)
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels and outstanding communication and presentation skills
- Fluent English language skills
- 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 health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Company Pension Plan 100% financed by Henkel
- MEGA Preventive Health Insurance
- CareFlex Supplementary Care Insurance
- Mobility offer: My Henkel Bike and Jobticket
