Commercial Financial Director (CFD), Electronics

About this Position What you´ll do You will shape the business strategy, drive profitable growth, and enable superior business performance. As a key member of Henkel’s Electronics SBU leadership team, you will provide strategic and financial insights, translate business priorities into actionable plans, and support informed decision-making to create sustainable value for customers, shareholders, and the business. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Be instrumental in developing the Electronics business globally together with the leadership team, both organically and through M A activities. Drive and steer the financial management processes of the SBU, including strategic planning, annual operating planning, budgeting, performance management, and investment prioritization. Translate business strategy into financial targets and actionable plans, ensuring alignment between growth ambitions and financial performance. Capture business growth opportunities by generating financial and commercial insights, assessing portfolio and business performance, identifying gaps, and defining strategic and tactical measures. Evaluate SBU strategies, innovation initiatives, projects, and investment plans; monitor business profitability; and assess risks and opportunities. Ensure accurate global financial reporting and provide regular forecasts, performance analyses, and decision-support insights to the leadership team. Act as a sparring partner to the SBU Head on strategic, operational, financial, and organizational matters. Optimize operating margins by creating transparency on profitability drivers, identifying improvement opportunities, and steering measures related to pricing, cost performance, customer portfolio management, and resource allocation. Lead the APAC business planning team, including demand forecasting, scenario planning, and performance monitoring, driving process improvements across functions. Drive inorganic growth initiatives and lead key strategic projects for the SBU.