External Manufacturing Analyst Overland Park, KS

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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!

Join Colgate-Palmolive a caring innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people their pets and our planet. Guided by our core valuesCaring Inclusive and Courageouswe foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together lets build a brighter healthier future for all.


Role Summary:

Are you ready to drive data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement across Hills Pet Nutritions external manufacturing network In this role you will own the tracking analyzing and reporting of operational KPIs and yield management for external manufacturers and co-packers. By managing system data flows working capital and cost of obsolescence you will directly safeguard network efficiency and support key financial processes. You will play a critical role in advancing our end-to-end supply chain performance.



Responsibilities:

KPI & Data Management: Own the end-to-end collection tracking and weekly dashboard reporting of production quantities and operational KPIs across the external manufacturing network to drive network performance.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Lead weekly alignment meetings with Production Planners to ensure KPI accuracy resolve discrepancies and maintain seamless cross-functional data flows.

Inventory & Systems Control: Enter actual production quantities record Post Goods Issues and manage yield reports for Co-Pack partners in SAP investigating root causes to process necessary inventory adjustments.

Financial & Working Capital Support: Support the month-end close process for external manufacturing and working capital and cost of obsolescence management process. Support finance on timely payment resolutions if Goods Receipt corrections are needed.

Continuous Improvement Analytics: Leverage integrated performance KPIs and analytical tools to identify patterns trends and standardization opportunities that simplify processes and generate cost savings.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Required Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in business a technical discipline or a related field

Minimum of 2 years experience within Supply Chain or Data Analytics

Experience using SAP or any similar ERP System

Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets for data manipulation and reporting



Preferred Qualifications:

Previous experience working in a plant operations manufacturing or supply chain environment.

Strong functional competency in applying analytical concepts (metrics trends correlations) to proactively identify potential problems and communicate insights across the End-to-End Supply Chain.

Demonstrated capability to transfer technical or business knowledge through documentation and presentations to promote data-driven decision-making.


Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $76800.00 - $107500.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience qualifications and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses profit-sharing and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.