Job Title:  Transportation Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 162209 - San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico

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 recognised 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!
 

This position is responsible for supporting key activities around selecting, negotiating, contracting and training transportation companies. Likewise, this position is responsible for developing tools, operational and performance reports. Moreover, this position is responsible for leading projects and continuous improvement initiatives for the logistics operations function. Also, this position is responsible for developing and maintaining KPIs for the transportation function. Finally, this position is responsible for establishing a close working relationship with peers and managers of several functional organizations responsible for fulfilling customer orders. 

Responsibilities 

• Support key activities around selecting, negotiating, contracting and training transportation companies for F2C, Replenishment (Intra WH and in MH Plant)
• Lead E2E transformation to leverage carrier expertise, capacity and synergies to fulfill business needs. 
• Lead Transportation Automatization process, implementing systems and tools to get traceability. 
• Develop tools and operational reports to support the decision making process in the transportation arena with the aim of balancing cost and service. 
• Control the spend on freight to customer and replenishment cost, to maintain its below the budget. 
• Lead projects and continuous improvement initiatives with focus on cost savings, fleet capacity, RG adherence, carrier allocation, route determination, reverse logistics schemes, Track & Trace and Proof of Delivery processes, among others 
• Develop and maintain KPIs for the transportation function 
• Establish a close working relationship with the CBS Transportation, Warehousing, Patrimonial Security, among others functions to ensure alignment and team work toward achieving common goals 

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or Business Administration 
• At least 5-7 years of experience managing transportation processes and carrier selection and contract 
• Bilingual Spanish - English 
• Knowledge of the transportation industry in MEX 
• Project management skills
• Experience in people management
• Experience managing SAP and any TMS, Advanced MS Office 

Preferred qualifications include: 

• Work experience in multinational CPG companies 
• Work experience in Logistics Operations 

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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