This position is primarily responsible for leading the development of multiple Customer Service & Logistics (CS&L)  Funding the Growth Serve and/or Cost to Serve Initiatives, utilizing Project Management tools, processes and  methodologies and Lean Six Sigma Principles.  This entails having demonstrated experience and an in-depth  understanding of managing projects and Six Sigma principles and the ability to effectively lead cross functional teams on  complex initiatives.

This position will work closely with CS&L leaders to clearly understand strategies and goals across functional teams and  ensure the appropriate number and type of resources (e.g., funding, people, technology) are assigned to all projects  supporting these strategies.  It will also periodically engage leadership sponsors as appropriate to secure key decisions,  identify risks and issues and provide status updates.

This position will be responsible for developing collaborative partnerships with CP colleagues, suppliers, other  manufacturers and customers to assist in achieving their goals, KPIs, and projects/initiatives.

Overall Project Management responsibilities include:

• Project initiation and planning:
  • Partners with key stakeholders to ensure clarity of scope elements, deliverables and management expectations · Develops project charter & scope documents (updates scope as needed)
  • Ensures project is appropriately funded and calls out potential risks (i.e., project costs across all functions) · Ensures team is adequately resourced (i.e., skills set, appropriate functional expertise, availability)
  • Identifies, communicates and plans for critical project risks
  • Understands and considers impact of adjacent projects while maintaining clarity on current project scope Identifies and secures key decisions, engaging leadership sponsors as appropriate, throughout the process
• Managing and communicating project timelines issues and risks:
  • Manages overall project timeline and integrates all key project activities
  • Defines and maintains project critical path
  • Alerts leadership of long-lead critical path items
  • Issues critical notifications as needed
• Coordinating and facilitating team communication/ flow of information and decision making:
  • Schedules and chairs regular team meetings
  • Leverages latest collaboration tools and technologies to facilitate information sharing
  • Ensures learnings are captured throughout the project  and leverages lessons learned  from prior initiatives to  optimize  results
  • Facilitates decision making on key issues
  • Ensures knowledge assets generated for the project are appropriately codified and archived consistent with any legal or  regulatory requirements
  • Apply Lean Six Sigma principles to project management.
• Providing key project interface to senior management:
  • Partners with functional leadership to ensure that risks and issues are appropriately communicated and decisions made  in a timely manner.
  • Conducts periodic project reviews with leadership
  • Anticipates potential global requirements and works with global leadership to bring the project deliverables into alignment  with existing global initiatives.
• Building Project Management capability:
  • Collaborate with functional partners to align on standard processes and approaches, updating as needed
  • Participate in the development of formal tools and training, delivering as needed
  • Informally coach team members in application of Project Management tools
  • Seek external best practices related to Project Management to apply within Colgate
• Completing the project and presenting the results/  learnings / KPIs:
  • Identifies lessons learned via Continuous Improvement Reviews
  • Works with project team to ensure on-going change management and proper hand-off to the business
  • Presents key learnings and communicate outstanding uses and risks to key stakeholders

Requirements:

•  BA/BS in Business / Logistics / related field
•  7+ years of Customer Service / Logistics / Supply Chain experience  
•  Functional / Technical knowledge of Logistics:  Warehousing and Transportation
•  Strong organizational, project management and coordination skills
•  Advanced analytical skills with ability to mine and interpret data
•  Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
•  Experience working directly with retail customers, with a good understanding of manufacturing to shelf processes
•  Excellent verbal, written and listening skills

Preferred:

•  Well-developed interpersonal and presentation skills
•  Solid systems experience, including SAP and Microsoft Office
•  Experience working on projects using Lean Six Sigma principles
•  Good understanding of cross functional processes at Colgate, including finance, CDO, and manufacturing