Sr Manager, Global Indirect Procurement and Engineering

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country

Job Number #172978 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

** Who We Are*
* Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values-Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous-we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

The Sr Manager for Global Indirect Procurement Engineering will develop best in class global strategic sourcing plans, lead strategic contract negotiations and handle key internal and external partnerships to support the following categories across all our Brands and Geographies:
Capital, Construction Services and Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MROs) related to Key Global Capital partners.

** Responsibilities*
* Strategy:

+ Support multi year category strategy and execution plan, including all aspects of total value, innovation, sustainability, resilience, cost optimization, automation and speed.

+ Define total value metrics and tracking methodology for key supplier relationships.

+ Develop cost models and drive fact based cost forecasts and budget guidance for key spend.

+ Update annual Category/Supplier Segmentation for Capital, construction and MRO, and develop supplier engagement models accordingly

+ Negotiate strategic supplier contracts and support and supervise key global Savings and Growth initiatives.

+ Achieve or exceed the annual savings goals.

+ Support Divisional teams, elevating any challenges with global suppliers.

+ Identify and assess category risks, develop/execute risk mitigation plans.

Relationships and Engagement

+ Lead the Global Services Procurement Capital network to implement category governance, strategic supplier relations and best practices sharing.

+ Develop and implement positive relationships with category partners to elevate the procurement role on delivering against business priorities.

+ Elevate partnerships with key suppliers to drive innovation, resilience, total value via customer of choice approach.

+ Lead Strategic supplier Top to top engagements and drive the Supplier Relationship Management program with identified supplier partners

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

+ Drive innovation, automation and efficiency across led spend through participation in Industry events, engagement in benchmarking exercises, and bringing category trends.

+ Develop and implement any related process improvement in the category.

+ Contribute to the company's renewable energy and sustainability initiatives and goals.

Digital, Data and Analytics

+ Perform thorough spend analysis, and apply spend analytics best practices for the categories under responsibility.

+ Be a data champion and apply analytics to drive strategy and decision making

+ Actively support the Global Procurement Digital Transformation.

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* Required Qualifications:

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* + Bachelor's degree.

+ 8+ years of Procurement experience managing supply chain categories (manufacturing, engineering, facilities management, warehousing, etc.

+ 4 years of experience managing supplier relationships, executing and managing supplier programs and negotiating contracts with relevant entities.

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* Preferred Qualifications:

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* + Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field.

+ Experience in the CPG industry including Global experience.

+ Excellent interpersonal skills and People Management experience

** Compensation and Benefits*
* Salary Range $ - $ USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits:
Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability…