Procurement Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #163583 - Villawood, New South Wales, Australia

**Who We Are**

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising 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.

**About Colgate-Palmolive**
Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day consists of connecting with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions

If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be Our dependable household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. We win as a global organization by continually learning and collaborating. The pride in our brand fuels a workplace that encourages creative thinking, champions experimentation, and promotes authenticity which has contributed to our enduring success. If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day.

The Procurement Manager will work closely with the Senior Manager for Services Procurement and assist in partnering and influencing the broader South Pacific business. This role will provide indirect procurement category management for End to End Supply Chain, partnering closely with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate comprehensive category strategies and market engagements, spend analysis, negotiations, contract execution and supplier relationship management.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Category management of E2E Supply Chain for the South Pacific hub, supporting both Colgate-Palmolive and Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
- Application and creation of comprehensive procurement strategies aimed at maximising value and reducing costs.
- Cultivate strong business partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders to achieve operational goals, efficiencies, and enhance workplace culture.
- Develop and implement data-driven strategies to ensure the continuous supply of goods and services for assigned projects, categories, and suppliers.
- Lead market engagements from identification of opportunities, baselining, RFx processes, negotiations, to approvals and contract execution.
- Offer operational, analytical, and commercial support for all procurement activities, supplier relationships, escalations, and inquiries.
- Support strategic initiatives including global priorities, stakeholder engagement, digital transformation, and process improvement projects.
- Focus on providing solutions, recommendations, highlighting risks, and suggesting approaches for business considerations.
- Contribute to local Funding the Growth (FTG) programs.
- Serve as a category lead role model for the SoPac Team.
- Partner closely with the Engineering Manager to facilitate capital expenditure sourcing.
- Ensure all vendors adhere to Colgate-Palmolive procurement policies.

**Required (Education, Knowledge required, Language skills, etc)**
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related fields.
- 7-10 years of procurement experience, with at least 3 years experience in supply chain and manufacturing sectors.
- Highly adept at learning and navigating various IT systems and software.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels.
- Extensive experience managing the RFx process end-to-end, with strong project management skills.
- Strong customer focus, with proven capabilities in influencing, communicating, and negotiating.
- Proactive self-starter who is highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and achieve results under tight deadlines.
- Ability to go beyond cost savings to build strong and sustainable supplier relationship management (SRM) with key suppliers.

**Preferred Requirements**:

- FMCG experience
- SAP experience

**Please note: You will have to based in Villawood office for 2 days and One day in Sydney Office.**

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