Professional Services Procurement Specialist

hace 2 semanas

Cali, Colombia Colgate-Palmolive A tiempo completo

No Relocation Assistance Offered
156437 - Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

**Who We Are**
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team

The **Professional Services Procurement Specialist** leads local and regional negotiations and support strategic sourcing activities of Services Procurement goods and services for the assigned spend categories and/or country/hub specially for professional services category.

**Responsibilities**:

- Follow the Global Procurement governance in all projects, CRMC (Contract Risk Management Committee) approvals, eSourcing tools, Supplier Code of Conduct sign off, etc.
- Keep close contact with category/country/hub stakeholders through frequent or as requested project status updates.
- Engage senior leaders in the Procurement and/or country/hub organization when there is a need to escalate any issues.
- Develop and execute short and long term range regional sourcing along with strategic negotiations.
- Lead regional contract negotiations and track the effective contract execution keeping records in the repository tool.
- Develop and implement any related process improvement in the category.
- Participate in Industry events to bring new ideas to the organization.
- Follow Stakeholder engagement best practices to better understand the business needs and align on resources and priorities.
- Seek support from the local and cross Divisional Procurement organization, and escalate issues as appropriate.
- Manage ethical and professional relationships with vendors.
- Support global and regional initiatives identified in the annual goal alignment.
- Support procurement risk assessment and risk mitigation plans.
- Quickly support spot requests from the Divisional or Global organizations.
- Keep a proactive and dynamic attitude. Take leadership on key initiatives.
- Act as a focal point of contact for Professional Services requirements for Andina, Central America and Greater Caribbean regions.
- Perform the team development and management responsibilities, setting up pipeline projects for annual objectives providing effective/objective assessment of performance.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Administration, International Business or similar.
- 5 years of experience in Procurement, Professional Services categories preferable.
- Intermediate-advanced English
- Knowledge in SAP and Ariba.
- Strong Business Analysis. Using business tools and information systems when solving problems and making decisions. Using data to support recommendations.
- Negotiation skills. Planning and anticipation, demonstrates professionalism in all business settings and shows ability to control emotions, mannerisms, and communication style.
- Teamwork and Relationship building. Being a team player when interacting with stakeholders and peers. Able to manage relationships at all levels of the organization
- Project management skills.
- Setting Priorities
- Ability to work cross functional and cross regional categories LATAM.
- Proficient in Google tools, procurement electronic tools

**Our Commitment to Sustainability**
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

**Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran

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