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Job Number #170909 - 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.

SC Customer Collaboration Sr Analyst

Are you ready to influence and lead the end-to-end supply chain collaboration process for our key customers? As the Supply Chain Customer Collaboration Senior Analyst, you will be a vital partner to the commercial team, driving service metric improvements and executing strategic supply chain solutions to support growth and volume opportunities. You will develop and maintain strong relationships with our customers and cross-functional teams, leveraging your robust analytical and leadership skills to maximize customer satisfaction and achieve best-in-class service. This role is a chance to truly envision yourself as the point person for operational excellence, innovating processes and delivering aligned demand plans.

Main Responsibilities:

Manage the retail environment forecast and demand plan & KPI’s

+ Provide and maintain the internal forecast and demand plan by leveraging internal and customer data (Order projections,POS, inventory levels, lead times, EOQ, etc) to make the right decisions to support the short and long term commercial plans

+ Work cross-functionally to provide insightful data to support the customer and Colgate strategic KPIs (Demand plan accuracy, inventory levels, in-stock metrics, case fill, on-time, truck utilization, logistics deductions, etc.)

+ Leads all strategic forecasting conversations and provides proactive communication around supply and demand challenges to our cross-functional partners.

+ Leverages all customer order and inventory data to create the best demand plan with a 12-month rolling horizon

+ Maintain, manage and influence the demand plan for the retail environment, providing long term planning strategies

+ Collaborates with our CBS team (Order to Invoice, SNP and Logistics), Transportation, Warehousing and several other functions to ensure excellent order fulfillment

Coordinates and supports the execution and tactical cross-functional meetings to deliver customer results

+ Builds strong relationships with our customers and maximizes the data to facilitate information sharing and continuous improvement

+ Leads all customer facing communication, including but not limited to supply risks, potential disruptions and continuous improvement projects and initiatives to support customer and consumer needs.

+ Ensures learning’s are captured throughout analysis and leverages lessons learned from prior initiatives to optimize results

+ Supports new item transitions, in/outs, promotional vehicles and item changes to ensure there’s minimal to no slow moving-obsolete inventory, and no impacts to in-stock

+ Is responsible for ensuring correct master data and understanding and compliance of vendor programs.

Cross-functional project leadership

+ Works with cross-functional partners and provides retailer specific needs to ensure projects are on track and meeting customer and Colgate needs.

+ Leads and develops the team by providing guidance and facilitating learning opportunities and coaching to best support the retail environment and Colgate.

Required Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree (BS/BA) in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field.

+ Minimum of 3 years of experience in Supply Chain, with a strong understanding of supply chain principles including replenishment, ordering, and customer service functions.

+ Advanced proficiency in analytical tools and Microsoft Excel with demonstrated ability to manipulate, analyze data.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ DOMO, Google Business Suite, Retail Link/Luminate, Google Looker Studio, Sigma Computing

+ Demonstrated ability toprioritize and effectively manage multiple, simultaneous projects in a high-paced environment

+ Beginner/Intermediate SQL or Python knowledge

+ Experience with advanced forecasting tools (e.g., SAP APO) and an understanding of statistical models and projections.

+ Proven ability to apply an analytical approach to supply chain management, root-causing constraints and providing effective solutions.

+ Customer facing experience

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range $94,000.00 - $133,000.00 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 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaxk\_eF4utznQoVHlxmL9jVFJbOkM4Oe5CAdKOg-h9EPdLfg/viewform) should you require accommodation.

For additional Colgate terms and conditions, please click here (https://www.colgatepalmolive.com/content/dam/cp-sites/corporate/corporate/en\_us/corp/locale-assets/pdf/colgate-terms-and-conditions-2023.pdf) .

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