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Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer product company, focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Soft soap, Irish Spring, Protex, Tom’s of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Fabuloso, Suavitel, and Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.
Colgate-Palmolive is currently recruiting for a Procurement Specialist, based in Boksburg. The Procurement Specialist will identify and resolve all purchasing related issues, price/price forecast management, critical service/quality issues, market knowledge for his/her portfolio, FTG coordination and reporting, supply chain tools (SMI, Risk Management, KPI/Scorecards and audits). He/she will also be responsible for identifying and driving savings for all materials, packaging.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The Procurement Specialist plays an integral role by:
- Accountable for the Purchasing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and working with the entire supported function/business units.
- Participating in the development, negotiation and implementation of contract agreements with suppliers.
- Supporting Colgate’s requirements for supported function/business units/category spend by selecting core and/or leveraged suppliers which provide optimal cost, quality, and delivery.
- Implementing best in class strategies and manage relationships and alliances with the leveraged suppliers so that they are in tune with developments and directions in Colgate business units.
- Identifying, developing, and managing strategic business relationships, internally and externally, to ensure the alignment of sourcing strategies to meet business requirements
- Working collaboratively with team members, business and functional business partners, and suppliers to develop and monitor project plans to ensure sourcing projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Gaining comprehensive industry knowledge of best practices, processes, and technology trends to proactively adjust sourcing strategy.
- Identifying metrics, tools, and processes to optimize sourcing and supplier innovation and efficiencies.
- Interfaces with suppliers, technical and other functional groups such as, Technology, Marketing and Finance functions to enforce Purchasing policies, resolve issues, align service and financial strategies
- Leads continuous improvement programs with suppliers
- Manage supplier “Scorecards” with a selected group of suppliers
- Develop FTG projects and implements FTG projects
- Support the Enhance Supplier Management program by completing risk assessments, set up and completes audits
- Support Responsible Sourcing initiatives
- Develop understanding of market structure and drivers for his/her materials with risk management overview and identifies opportunities and challenges
- Proactively manages relationships with supplier to prevent/solve possible service issues and prevent/solve possible quality issues
Required qualifications include:
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent local university degree) in a technical or business field, or comparable discipline is required.
- At least 4 years of Procurement, Supply Chain, Financial related experience
Preferred qualifications include:
- An advanced degree (MBA) or professional certification (CPM, CPIM, or Project Management) is desirable
- Be a highly capable negotiator able to handle significant amounts of ambiguity and negotiating conditions
- Advanced contract negotiation skills and strategic cost analysis disciplines as it relates to the industry and the ability to evaluate the competitiveness for the particular commodity.
- Practical experience with core procurement skills, such as market analysis, contract development and management, supplier selection, negotiation, supplier performance and supplier relationship management, as well as some Marketing specific knowledge.
- Practical experience in creating RFP’s (Request for Proposals).
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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