Is Henkel a good company to work for?

Henkel has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 10,110 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Henkel to a friend and 82% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Henkel have been left by employees working as Senior Manager , Finance Intern and Intern .

Does Henkel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Henkel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Henkel. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Henkel?

90% of Henkel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Henkel 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Henkel?

Intern (333) , Internship (211) , Manager (124) , Brand Manager (85) , Estagiário (82) , Marketing (72) , Marketing Intern (67) , Sales Manager (62) , Key Account Manager (56) , Project Manager (48) , Assistant Brand Manager (44) , Sales Representative (43) , Supply Planner (43) , Analyst (42) , Supply Chain (42)

What are the pros of working at Henkel according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and there are many tools that the company provides" ((in 421 reviews)); "The people were great and were always willing to help me out with anything I needed and provide advice on a daily basis." ((in 386 reviews)); "Culture is great and inclusive" ((in 375 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 250 reviews)); "Super teams Great Know" ((in 237 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Henkel according to real employee reviews?

"For the lowest managerial levels salaries are low and the workload is huge." ((in 208 reviews)); "Poor management and not respecting for other" ((in 158 reviews)); "Poor Management and Leadership." ((in 52 reviews)); "Some mid managers expressed being extremely stressed reporting numbers in meetings to the always unhappy upper management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Few Senior Management dont support to achieve KPI's" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Henkel layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Henkel layoffs and their outlook for job security at Henkel in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Henkel locations?

Stamford , Rocky Hill , Bridgewater , Bowling Green , Irvine , Culver City , Madison Heights , Salt Lake City , Scottsdale , Salisbury , Bay Point , Los Angeles , Trumbull , Saint Louis , Geneva , Mentor , Cleveland , New York , West Hazleton , Westlake , Cannon Falls , Oak Creek , Chanhassen , Detroit , Brandon , Minneapolis , Seabrook , Darien , Chicago , Prescott

Henkel reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,227 total reviews)

Carsten Knobel

94% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

Henkel has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,227 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Henkel employee rating is 20% above average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews

3.0

Oct 9, 2015

R&D Intern

R&d intern

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Pros

Internship is designed to give a good insight into how a consumer goods company works, lots of R&D and lab work experience, great networking opportunities, and free products to take home at the end of internship!

Cons

They can work on making intern projects uniformly interesting around all departments. The project that you work on depends on the level of enthusiasm of the supervisor.

2.0

Oct 7, 2015

Nice colleagues, autocratic management

Researcher

Recommend

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Pros

Good working enviroment with fellow researchers. Remote location in University area. Acceptable salary.

Cons

Extreme autocratic management. Weak contract conditions. (Mostly temporal 2 year contracts) Minimal contact outside research group. Minimal attention for human development, training or visits abroad.

Henkel Response

6y

Thanks for your comment and feedback about one of our collaborations that we have with one Spanish University. All of our employees are part of strong teams and we empower our people to make their own results to adapt quickly to the new changing environment. The development of our teams is a key for us and also it's very important foster the potential of our employees to grow and get better. Best Regards. Your Henkel Team.

3.0

Oct 6, 2015

Adhesives Division Has a Lot Going for It

Marketing

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Pros

(I worked as a temporary, contract employee in Rocky Hill, CT) Henkel has: >> plenty of bright, hardworking people in leadership positions' >> a very impressive product line in industrial adhesives/lubricants and similar products (Loctite is the most recognizable brand in the Adhesives division, but the multinational company also sells Health/Beauty and Laundry/Home Care products -- but it's Adhesives at Rocky Hill.) >> good working conditions; employees are well-treated >> competitive pay (for the tiny segment of the industry that I'm familiar with, anyway) >> in general, the deadlines for big projects are reasonable

Cons

>> sometimes corporate structure/policy can seem overly strict, with little room for creativity. (this company was founded in Germany) >> as with many companies these days, the main objective seems to be to keep the shareholders happy; the company is cutting back on marketing and eliminating 100 jobs in North America despite shown good growth in a down market, simply because the growth didn't match the goal set by top corporate officials.

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