AI-Driven Procurement & Data Strategy Lead

Colgate-Palmolive; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 109,600 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

Profit-sharing

Long-term incentives

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a Procurement Innovation & Integration Lead in Piscataway, NJ. You will architect North American digital strategy, drive AI-led transformation, and orchestrate financial intelligence across the procurement function.

You will design end-to-end data governance, lead cross-functional teams, and translate complex analytics into strategic business narratives. A senior, high-visibility role with global scope and regionally focused impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• 4+ years of experience in Procurement, Data Strategy, or Digital Transformation.
• Experience managing digital and AI driven projects within global, complex supply chains.
• Advanced proficiency in data governance, visualization tools (Tableau/PowerBI), coding (Python/R/SQL), and SAP.
• Proven success in cost planning, financial consolidation, and delivering P&L impacting projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy AI driven solutions that mature the procurement ecosystem.
• Orchestrate end-to-end Integrated Cost Planning workflow with real-time forecasting and scenario modeling.
• Perform high fidelity variance analysis across Price, Volume, FX, and Commodity drivers.
• Set vision for data governance and master data integrity across Vendor, Material, and BOM datasets.
• Translate technical outputs into compelling business narratives for cross functional alignment.
• Lead change management and stakeholder engagement for platform adoption.
• Collaborate across Finance, Global Supply Chain, and Global Commodities to upskill the organization.
• Apply Python, R, and SQL to reduce operational friction and improve maturity.
• Balance inventory with service levels and working capital while ensuring compliance.
• Oversee Supplier Managed Inventory and service agreements to ensure supply.

Skills

Data governance

Tableau

PowerBI

Python

R

SQL

Project management

Procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Data Science, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, Finance, or a related technical field

Tools

Tableau

PowerBI

Python

R

SQL

SAP

Job description

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a Procurement Innovation & Integration Lead in Piscataway, NJ. You will architect North American digital strategy, drive AI-led transformation, and orchestrate financial intelligence across the procurement function.

You will design end-to-end data governance, lead cross-functional teams, and translate complex analytics into strategic business narratives. A senior, high-visibility role with global scope and regionally focused impact.