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Manager, Raw Materials Procurement - Piscataway, NJ
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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.
As our Procurement Manager for Raw Materials, you will sit at the absolute heart of our global supply chain strategy. You are not just buying ingredients, you are shaping market resilience, driving sustainable sourcing transformations, and safeguarding the raw materials that fuel our world renowned personal, home, and oral care brands.
In this high visibility leadership role, you will architect long term material strategies, command complex global supplier ecosystems, lead high level negotiations and saving initiatives, and champion continuous improvement programs that directly impact our top line growth and sustainability commitments.
Your Day to Day and The Future
Architect Material Strategies: Build forward looking raw material strategies that balance market dynamics, holistic risk management, capacity planning, segmentation, and global cost efficiencies.
Master Supplier Alliances: Cultivate world class strategic relationships and alliances with raw material suppliers, ensuring their capabilities evolve in total alignment with Colgate business unit growth targets.
Lead Enterprise Negotiations: Negotiate key raw material contracts and develop advanced cost models in direct partnership with our global legal and finance teams.
Escalate and Mitigate Operational Risk: Act as the primary executive escalation partner for the Procurement Operational team, proactively neutralizing supply chain bottlenecks, quality issues, and service interruptions before they hit the manufacturing floor.
Champion Sustainable Sourcing: Drive the execution of our corporate sustainability roadmap, supplier diversity targets, and responsible sourcing initiatives, including raw material planning for external contract manufacturing partners.
Fuel Continuous Improvement: Lead continuous improvement and cost reduction programs with key strategic suppliers and stakeholders, directly delivering value through funding the growth initiatives.
Deliver Masterclass Governance: Own divisional commodity market forecasting, budget preparation, and holistic supplier risk assessments to safeguard the business against global market volatility.
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities: You'll need to have:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related business/technical field
8+ years of procurement experience in raw materials or supplies
Experience in running Requests for Information (RFIs) and Request for Proposals (RFPs) with strong data analysis skills
Solid understanding of SAP and Google Workspace
Even better if you have:
Master of Business Administration or professional certification such as Certified Purchasing Manager, Certified in Planning and Inventory Management, or Project Management Professional
Experience working directly within production plant operations
Strong analytical and problem solving abilities with a focus on delivering practical and sustainable solutions
Effective verbal & written communication skills
Ability to engage at senior leadership levels internally and externally
Compensation and Benefits Salary Range $134,000.00 - $170,000.00 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.