Logistics Excellence Manager

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Region
Job Number #169441 - Overland Park, Kansas, 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 Logistics Excellence Manager reports to the Divisional Logistics Director – Hills. This position is mainly responsible for driving continuous improvement and cost efficiency projects, and leading Reimagine Supply Chain initiatives (e.g. sustainability, automation/digital solutions).  This position will also support the management of key Global Hills 3PL relationships including Hills Global Ocean Freight Forwarders and will implement and facilitate our Divisional Logistics practices to share program and learnings through pre-scheduled bi-monthly sessions.This role will not have any direct reports.

Responsibilities:

• Drives Logistics (Warehouse, Transportation and eCommerce) continuous improvement and cost efficiency projects
• Lead/support key Reimagine logistics projects in collaboration with regional and global teams (e.g. sustainability, automation/digital solutions)
• Supports the CS&L FTG program globally, including leading ideations sessions, driving execution, and ensuring project tracking and timely reporting 
• Liaises with Divisional Finance, Regional logistics leaders and Global Customer Service and Logistics to share/apply best practices for productivity and cost efficiencies
• Supports all Global 3PL tenders and transitions
• Ensures compliance to Global tools and practices, including roll out of Logistics Performance and reliability standards, shares best practices and tools, providing visibility of progress, and escalating issues
• Supports Management of relationships with global providers (Ocean Freight) and regional providers (as needed) to ensure adherence to service agreement and costs
• Collaborates with providers to identify and implement new solutions
• Supports annual tenders preparation and execution
• Supports budget/LE preparation of logistics costs in collaboration with Divisional Finance

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Logistics, Operations, Supply Chain, Systems, Mathematics or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years supply chain or logistics experience 
• Proficient in Google suite

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent financial and analytical skills, should be able to work with information to identify trends and exception conditions
• Ability to handle multiple priorities, work well under pressure and manage independently
• Proficient in SAP/BI, Domo, Snowflake platforms

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $106,400.00 - $150,000.00 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.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives  to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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