Job Description

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
Job Number #174061 - 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.

Are you ready to drive data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement across Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s external manufacturing network? In this role, you will own the tracking, analyzing, and reporting of operational KPIs and yield management for external manufacturers and co-packers. By managing system data flows, working capital, and cost of obsolescence, you will directly safeguard network efficiency and support key financial processes. You will play a critical role in advancing our end-to-end supply chain performance.

Responsibilities:

• KPI & Data Management: Own the end-to-end collection, tracking, and weekly dashboard reporting of production quantities and operational KPIs across the external manufacturing network to drive network performance.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Lead weekly alignment meetings with Production Planners to ensure KPI accuracy, resolve discrepancies, and maintain seamless cross-functional data flows.

• Inventory & Systems Control: Enter actual production quantities, record Post Goods Issues, and manage yield reports for Co-Pack partners in SAP, investigating root causes to process necessary inventory adjustments.

• Financial & Working Capital Support: Support the month-end close process for external manufacturing and working capital and cost of obsolescence management process. Support finance on timely payment resolutions, if Goods Receipt corrections are needed.

• Continuous Improvement Analytics: Leverage integrated performance KPIs and analytical tools to identify patterns, trends, and standardization opportunities that simplify processes and generate cost savings.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, a technical discipline, or a related field

• Minimum of 2 years experience within Supply Chain or Data Analytics

• Experience using SAP or any similar ERP System

• Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets for data manipulation and reporting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience working in a plant operations, manufacturing, or supply chain environment.

• Strong functional competency in applying analytical concepts (metrics, trends, correlations) to proactively identify potential problems and communicate insights across the End-to-End Supply Chain.

• Demonstrated capability to transfer technical or business knowledge through documentation and presentations to promote data-driven decision-making.

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $76,800.00 - $107,500.00 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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