Wacker Chemie AG

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Business environment

Family business
Medium-sized company
Group environment
International environment

Benefits

Attractive salary, special payments, participation in the company's success, subsidized pension plan, childcare allowance

flexible working, 30 days of vacation, additional paid time off for parents with young children, sabbatical

Versatile development opportunities, Support for professional development, wide range of continuing education opportunities, internal international job exchange

sports and fitness offers, prevention programs

Bicycle leasing, subsidized company meals

Major enterprise more than 1000 employees

founding year

1914

Language competence required

Deutsch: Self-guided speech application (B2)
Advanced language use (B1)
Englisch: Advanced language use (B1)
Further language skills are not required

Education qualifications:

We are open to all degrees

We are specifically looking for the following location(s)

Remote:

Yes

We are looking for employees with the following professional & functional competence profile

Biology / Chemistry / Pharmaceutics
Professional (experience > 3 years) – 04e
Entry (after studies with < 3 years of work experience) – 04d
Entry (after further training) – 04c
Management (without leadership experience) – 04f
Management (with leadership experience) – 04g

We are looking for employees for the following fields of activity

Administration
Analysis
Occupational Safety
Education / Training
Business Development
Compliance
Controlling & Planning
Customer Service & Customer Care
Digital Transformation
Diversity & Inclusion
Purchasing / Procurement
Development
Finances
Research
Healthcare
Trade
Handicraft
Engineering
Innovation
IT / Information Technology
Communication & PR
Construction
Laboratory
Logistics
Management
Marketing & Advertising
Materials Management
Assembly
Sustainability / Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Human Resources
Planning
Production
Product Management
Project Management
Process Planning / Process Management
Quality assurance / Quality management
Accounting / Bookkeeping
Law
Revision
Processing & Administration
Backup & Check
Strategy & Planning
Supply Chain Management
Technology
Therapy
Corporate Governance
Distribution / Sales
Miscellaneous / Other
Statistics

We are looking for employees for the following specific topics and specialist areas

Content participation

Kathrin Federkiel
Senior Vice President Corporate Development, Wacker Chemie AG
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Career-MeetUpEN

09/10/2025 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM

MeetUp F.05 | Halle / hall 2

Thread / thematic series: Leadership & Communication, Personality and competence development

Joblevel: Professional, Leading position

Kathrin Federkiel on Leading with Purpose in the Chemical Industry
How do you lead authentically in an industry where women are still underrepresented? From co-founding a digital education start-up to becoming a leader at Wacker Chemie AG, Kathrin Federkiel shares her journey of navigating leadership in the chemical sector. In her Role Model Talk, she reflects on how clarity, courage, and consistency define her leadership style. She offers insights into building visibility, creating meaningful networks, and mentoring others—especially women—on their own leadership paths. Her message: Lead with purpose. Be visible. Shape your own path.

Details about the speaker Kathrin Federkiel
Vita: Kathrin Federkiel is Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Wacker Chemie AG. Over the past 13 years, she has held various leadership roles within the company, including Director of Global Segment Management, Sales Director EMEA, and Global Marketing Manager in the Silicones division. Her expertise spans strategic planning, transformational leadership, and intercultural collaboration. Before joining WACKER, she co-founded LEARNZEPT(R), a start-up focused on digital education tools for teachers and students. Kathrin holds an MBA from the Technical University of Munich and is a Certified Business Coach (Management Forum Wiesbaden).