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Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognised brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programmes that enrich communities around the world.

Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.

A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.
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Job Title:  Assistant Manager - CS&L
Travel Required?:  Travel - 25% of time
Posting Start Date:  08/01/2026
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Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
Job Number #170971 - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising 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 values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Brief introduction - Role Summary/Purpose:

The incumbent is part of the Customer Supply Chain team at the branch, which is a crucial link between the Branch and Head Office Supply Chain. The incumbent supports the CSCM, who is a key member of the Branch Customer Development Team (CDT) to deliver service levels to customers in an optimized, cost effective manner.  The incumbent will help drive new initiatives & projects that boost performance, giving MIS along with analysis, follow up and highlighting exceptions / areas of concerns. The incumbent supports the CSCM to ensure that the warehouses/transporters in the branch adhere to Colgate’s laid down practices.

 

Responsibilities:

A. Safety & Quality
1. Drive Safety and quality conformance on a daily basis at the Warehouse & secondary transportation network2. Identify key opportunities to enable a 100% safe and quality compliant Warehouse & secondary transportation network

B. Order to Invoice
1. Co-odination of daily order execution with warehouse and secondary transporters2. Resolution of Customer complaints in coordination with warehouse
3. Generate & publish monthly E-Order sheets based on the active SKUs / grid for the month
4. Exception management for Order to Invoice process (Order/RTGS/SKU substitution)
5. Collaborate with the CD team to drive SOP wrt FDD, VMI, Order placement / RTGS, Deviations, etc.

C. Inventory management
1. Deploy hub to end warehouse movements stock movement maximizing case fill for the branch2. Execute ad hoc reverse movements / cross warehouse movements for stock re-balancing
3. Flag low / high coverage SKUs to Planning / CD to optimize inventory at the warehouse 
4. Daily analysis of case fill loss
5. Conduct monthly & annual stock counts as per stock count schedule;  reconcile loss / gain reports and close inventory posting in SAP
6. Execute SKU liquidation and ensure FIFO is followed in the warehouse for billing
7. Execute Point of Purchase (POP) dispatches and ageing analysis

D. VMI Execution 
1. Execute monthly VMI cycle (averages, norms and active SKU)2. Generation & closure of VMI averages in coordination with CD team basis STT trends
3. Collaborate with CD team to increase / maintain the VMI coverage and effectiveness through periodic cadence
4. Identify opportunities to drive continuous improvement in the VMI process

E. Projects
1. Execution of key strategic projects like WMS Implementation / Case Traceability2. Collaborate with Central Logistics team & other stakeholders to drive successful delivery of the projects like FTG opporunities, network realignment / WH transitions

F. KPI governance
1. Monthly reviews of the KPIs through CDT & HO Meetings

G. Compliance 
1. Drive CIG and regulatory Agenda within the warehouse2. Preparation & Closure of open audit points within set timelines
3. NRR Reporting with zero error

H. KPIs
1. "Safety first" - ensure 100% safe workplace - Zero SIF in Warehouses2. Fill Rate >98% across categories
3. VMI Effectiveness and FDD compliance
4. On time delivery
5. Stock hygiene (SLOB/OSMI, damages)
6. Audit readiness & Closures
7. Sustainability: Reduction in carbon footprint

I. Internal Stakeholders
1. Customer Development (CD): Branch Manager, Regional Managers, Area managers & CDOs (Indirect Trade & Channels) 2. Customer Service & Logistics (CSNL): Primary Transportation Team,  Demand & Supply Planners, Logistics Excellence, Plant Quality Teams, Customer Engagement Team
3. Finance: Branch Finance Team
4. Retail Marketing - Branch Retail Marketing Team

J. External Stakeholders
1. Secondary Transportation 2. Warehouse Managers & Staff

 

Required Qualifications:

  • Sound understanding of supply chain processes
  • Minimum 2 years experience in managing logistics, warehousing, and secondary transportation.
  • Proven ability to drive new initiatives and projects.
  • Experience in a role that requires good communication skills
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Strong collaboration and partnership skills, both internally and externally

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in the CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) industry preferred

 

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Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives  to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

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Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

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