Manager, Raw Materials Procurement Piscataway, NJ

Who We Are

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.


As our Procurement Manager for Raw Materials you will sit at the absolute heart of our global supply chain strategy. You are not just buying ingredients you are shaping market resilience driving sustainable sourcing transformations and safeguarding the raw materials that fuel our world renowned personal home and oral care brands.



In this high visibility leadership role you will architect long term material strategies command complex global supplier ecosystems lead high level negotiations and saving initiatives and champion continuous improvement programs that directly impact our top line growth and sustainability commitments.



Your Day to Day and The Future



Architect Material Strategies: Build forward looking raw material strategies that balance market dynamics holistic risk management capacity planning segmentation and global cost efficiencies.

Master Supplier Alliances: Cultivate world class strategic relationships and alliances with raw material suppliers ensuring their capabilities evolve in total alignment with Colgate business unit growth targets.

Lead Enterprise Negotiations: Negotiate key raw material contracts and develop advanced cost models in direct partnership with our global legal and finance teams.

Escalate and Mitigate Operational Risk: Act as the primary executive escalation partner for the Procurement Operational team proactively neutralizing supply chain bottlenecks quality issues and service interruptions before they hit the manufacturing floor.

Champion Sustainable Sourcing: Drive the execution of our corporate sustainability roadmap supplier diversity targets and responsible sourcing initiatives including raw material planning for external contract manufacturing partners.

Fuel Continuous Improvement: Lead continuous improvement and cost reduction programs with key strategic suppliers and stakeholders directly delivering value through funding the growth initiatives.

Deliver Masterclass Governance: Own divisional commodity market forecasting budget preparation and holistic supplier risk assessments to safeguard the business against global market volatility.