Services Procurement Manager

The Services Procurement Specialist Indirect Procurement Buyer plays an integral role by developing and implementing proven sourcing strategies while partnering with collaborators, anticipates risk, identify key areas of opportunity to drive growth and efficiencies by selecting core suppliers and validating they provide efficient cost, quality and other measurable results. Responsible for sourcing and negotiating a portfolio of goods and services, to meet the requirements of the Hub business collaborators, Marketing Services and Business Services Spend Categories while optimizing cost and processes. The individual will also undertake proactive spend analysis and research to identify potential future tactical buying and strategic sourcing opportunities. This includes the following: Performing buying activities (RFP, Analysis, etc.) Actively communicating with the business partners to ensure that their purchase requirements are met Using Ariba eSourcing application to complete bidding events (RFP, RFI, RFQ, or reverse auction) Maintaining an awareness of changing market conditions Performing periodic spend analysis to find opportunities for local and Division projects Leading spend assigned spend categories and supporting global projects Conducting periodic key collaborator meetings with business partners to review local spend category strategy and activities Leverage supply base opportunities across managed portfolio Managing, resolving and communicating on local quality and service issues.

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!