Is Henkel a good company to work for?

Henkel has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 10,027 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 Praktikant , Internship 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 2% 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 (331) , Internship (210) , Manager (123) , Brand Manager (85) , Estagiário (80) , Marketing (71) , Marketing Intern (67) , Sales Manager (62) , Key Account Manager (55) , Project Manager (47) , Assistant Brand Manager (44) , Supply Planner (44) , Sales Representative (43) , Analyst (42) , Purchasing Manager (41)

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 432 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 380 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 239 reviews)); "great company and colleagues" ((in 220 reviews)); "Super teams Great Know" ((in 216 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 155 reviews)); "Poor Management and Leadership." ((in 49 reviews)); "Some mid managers expressed being extremely stressed reporting numbers in meetings to the always unhappy upper management." ((in 25 reviews)); "Agreement/promises an not kept by senior management." ((in 13 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 Henkel locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Heidelberg , Düsseldorf , Berlin , Hamburg , Köln

Henkel reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,173 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 5,173 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 Produktion industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

3.0

Sep 27, 2023

stability, process, innovation, sustainability, easy going

Global senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working at Henkel provides the opportunity to be part of a globally renowned company with a strong commitment to innovation and sustainability. Employees benefit from a collaborative work environment, , and ample opportunities for professional development.

Cons

bureaucratic challenges and slower decision-making processes. break through innovation is hard to drive so it is diversity.

Henkel Response

2y

We are delighted to have you on board supporting our team as a Global Senior Manager and sharing your experience with us here. We are aware that in such a large company, bureaucratic challenges may arise sometimes, but let’s work on them together. We want your experience with us to be more than just having job, so you and your colleagues can benefit from our global presence of 125 nations and locations around the world. By working with global teams, you gain a wide range of knowledge that you can use for your professional and personal development. Best regards, your Henkel team

2.0

Feb 27, 2013

Competitive and bent on catching up with L'Oreal. Efficient and process-oriented, but creativity hampered by hierarchy.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very efficient, process-oriented and quick-to-market. One will learn a lot about project management. There is a focus on innovation and trends. There is hunger and passion to be #1.

Cons

This is a perspective based on working in the global office. It is very political and hierarchal. It has a "Devil Wears Prada" environment and sometimes you wonder who you can trust. It is management based on fear. Employee feedback is very subjective, with comments sometimes going like, "Don't be so [insert nationality here]." Consumer needs is not the focus, but rather what management thinks will work or not.

1.0

Feb 25, 2020

It is just sad work in there, very toxic culture

Research and development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary package ...nothing else

Cons

it frustrate in some many levels, there is not direction, that is why results every year are worst and worst. Always looking for some head to cut when something goes wrong, knowing that issues starts high up in the organization, instead of looking for the real root cause, the environment is quite toxic, attrition of the last years is higher and higher, and talented people are leaving after short time

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stability, process, innovation, sustainability, easy going

Competitive and bent on catching up with L'Oreal. Efficient and process-oriented, but creativity hampered by hierarchy.

It is just sad work in there, very toxic culture

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