Sr. Specialist, Contract Manufacturing

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
Job Number #165334 - 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 Sr. Specialist, Contract Manufacturing is responsible for the delivery of allocated production volumes at Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s external manufacturing partners and co-packers. This role involves coordinating all activities around external manufacturers starting from capacity and contract negotiation, volumes allocation & periodic price adjustments, technical qualification, day to day operation and management of continuous improvement programs. The Sr. Specialist, Contract Manufacturing is also responsible for creating adequate channels of communication between external partners and Hill’s internal resources (R & D, Quality, Tech Transfer, Planning, Transportation, Procurement, Finance, Regulatory, Marketing, IT, etc.) in order to ensure smooth execution of the allocated production volumes, as well as managing relationships with external partners and providing clear communication of their performance to Hill’s internal partners.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Capacity negotiations, contract updates & periodic price adjustments

• Month end close activities in cooperation with Finance

• Manage regular operations meetings with external partners

• Support Customer Service & Logistics team with production scheduling process

• Monitor the execution of allocated production volumes

• Track Operational metrics and report them regularly

• Responsible for achievement of cost targets and savings goals

• Periodical review of obsolescence risk and working capital optimization

• Lead or support cross-functional continuous improvement programs for external partners

• Support delivery of Quality goals and production in accordance with Quality standards

• Perform SAP transactions reflecting the performance of allocated portfolio

• Accommodate external manufacturing capabilities to address new products development plans

• Seek new creative ways of working to improve operational efficiency and business responsiveness

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline

• At least 3 years of experience in Supply Chain or Logistics

• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel / Google sheets

• SAP experien