Challenging but very controlling - Director Henkel Employee Review

3.0
Apr 10, 2019
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Work will be very challenging as the company in the USA will essentially be given marching orders from it's German HQ and staff will need to meet the goals.

Cons

Very controlling environment from the German HQ. While Sr. Management are friendly and send signals that they are willing to listen, in actuality, they don't. Control is very centralized and in the hands of those with good connections to HQ and the family which owns majority interest.

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Henkel Response
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Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are excited about the challenges ahead for North America and our part in Henkel’s success. As a global company with more than 140 years of success, we have global processes and systems to ensure our historically strong performance. Our ambition is to keep a strong balance of local and global collaboration to ensure both NA and global business success. Best Regards, The Henkel Team.

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