FP&R Regional Director: Manufacturing Excellence Leader

Colgate Palmolive; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 156,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance within country

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking an FP&R Director in Piscataway, NJ to drive the Factory Performance & Reliability program across sites, aligning with Global Supply Chain 2030 and Operational Excellence goals. The role requires broad technical knowledge, top-tier leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

The position leads audits, KPI tracking, regional roadmaps, and hands-on coaching while leveraging data, digital tools, and continuous improvement to enhance uptime and

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering, Technology, Science or related field.
• Minimum of ten years of experience in FP&R, factory operations or related Supply Chain role.
• Proficiency in SAP and experience with OPERA or MES.
• Experience leading site manufacturing leadership, change management, or regional program rollout.
• Strong financial acumen linking operational metrics to P&L savings and cost avoidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the divisional FP&R strategy by developing initiatives that ensure a robust foundational program.
• Serve as the subject matter expert in FP&R standards, providing guidance on standards, methodologies, tools, and systems.
• Oversee the implementation of FP&R standards and guidelines across manufacturing sites, ensuring organizational systems are in place and compliance is maintained.
• Lead all elements of the FP&R Audit program, including scheduling, resource assignments, execution, reporting. Follow up on the closure of Global and Self Audits findings and action items.
• Monitor FP&R KPIs, per standard to the sites of the region assigned to identify areas for improvement and best practices.
• Build comprehensive regional plans, operational goals, and strategic roadmaps that are in direct alignment with the organization's Global Supply Chain 2030 ambitions.
• Ensure the robust usage and knowledge of Root Cause Analysis and controlled measures to avoid repeated Unplanned Downtime (UPDT) and Absolute Material Loss (AML) issues.
• Lead and support the development of the FP&R team across the division. Provide technical and leadership training to operations, engineering, and site teams.
• Conduct hands-on site visits to assist with FP&R implementation and organize workshops.
• Ensure full utilization of Company data, digital, analytic and automation solutions.
• Establish divisional FP&R campaigns based on identified inefficiencies, risks, and directional needs.
• Develop onboarding plans for new FP&R site leads in conjunction with site HR and LTs
• Follow-up sites on closure of global/self Audits findings, actions and pushed out items from the center or division.
• Collaborate with E2E Leadership Team (LT), Supply Regional Lead, CMS team, and other functional groups. Communicate, provide direction and support to DoMs and PMs regarding issues, program compliance concerns and challenges.

Skills

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Financial acumen

Root cause analysis

Change management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology, Science or related field

Tools

SAP

OPERA / MES

Job description

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking an FP&R Director in Piscataway, NJ to drive the Factory Performance & Reliability program across sites, aligning with Global Supply Chain 2030 and Operational Excellence goals. The role requires broad technical knowledge, top-tier leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

The position leads audits, KPI tracking, regional roadmaps, and hands-on coaching while leveraging data, digital tools, and continuous improvement to enhance uptime and