Senior Global Sourcing & Procurement Lead

Colgate-Palmolive; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 123,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a senior procurement leader in Piscataway, NJ to own multi-year category strategies, drive supplier consolidation, and lead complex negotiations across direct and indirect spend. The role reports to operational leadership and partners with Finance, Legal and EHS.

You'll translate forecasts into actionable sourcing projects, establish SRM programs, and deliver sustained productivity savings while leveraging SAP and advanced analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 6 years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain experience with high-spend categories.
• Proven track record leading multi-million-dollar contracts and delivering bottom-line savings.
• Ability to influence senior cross-functional leaders and navigate matrixed org structures.

Responsibilities

• Developing & maintaining multi-year category strategies; analyze spend and supplier landscapes.
• Negotiate contracts and drive opportunities into productivity pipelines.
• Act as senior Procurement Business Partner to operational leadership and plant/site teams.
• Translate forecasts and volume shifts into category pipelines and sourcing projects.
• Coordinate cross-functional alignment between Procurement, Legal, Finance, EHS, and Operations.
• Establish SRM programs with scorecards, KPIs, and quarterly reviews.
• Partner with Finance to set cost inflation and budgeting assumptions.

Skills

Procurement & Sourcing

Contract Negotiations

Stakeholder Influence

Supplier Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in SCM/Business/Engineering/Finance

Tools

SAP

E-sourcing tools

Contract lifecycle management

Excel/Sheets

Job description

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a senior procurement leader in Piscataway, NJ to own multi-year category strategies, drive supplier consolidation, and lead complex negotiations across direct and indirect spend. The role reports to operational leadership and partners with Finance, Legal and EHS.

You'll translate forecasts into actionable sourcing projects, establish SRM programs, and deliver sustained productivity savings while leveraging SAP and advanced analytics.