Job Title:  Packaging Manager - Personal Care

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# 158292 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

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 Manager –Personal Care  Packaging is responsible for shaping & leading squad/ franchise deliverables for superior consumer experience through packaging and engages the cross-functional team to follow through.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead North America Personal Care Packaging organization, including a team of both central and plant based Packaging Engineers. Providing both technical as well as organizational oversight
• Supervise the development of packaging materials, which includes approving packaging designs as well as bills 
• Engage with Division Management team including Supply & Commercial functions to set and deliver on expectations for packaging
• Ensure role assignments, project work, and capabilities are aligned to deliver with North America Personal Care commercial grids
• Accountable for ensuring NA PC Packaging adheres to global Personal Care standards 

Required Qualifications:

• Required: 8+ years experience in Packaging
• Bachelor's Degree in Packaging, Engineering, or Related Field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing and developing a team
• CPG Packaging Experience
• Ability to communicate across the organization, including succinctly communicating technical details to non technical business partners. 
• Ability to influence and motivate cross-functional partners to develop & implement programs. Can inspire and enroll teams in a vision.
• Managing Ambiguity: Can make decisions and recommendations in the face of uncertainty or conflict. 
• Data Savvy: Ability to use data & analytics to support perspectives
• Business acumen: Understands trends, technology and information impacting the business and organization; knows how the business and competition works
   

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $140,000.00 - $160,000.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes:

• Insurance: Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans.
• Retirement Plans: Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
• Vacation/PTO: Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually
• Paid Holidays: Employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually
• Paid Sick Leave: Based on location and consistent with applicable state and local law, employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave on January 1st of each year
• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible employees may take up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave (varies for employees with fewer than 12 months of service and is subject to hours worked requirements)

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 status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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