Job Title:  Warehouse Coordinator

 No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 163538 - Sanford, Maine, 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!

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, Tom’s of Maine, hello, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Speed Stick, Ajax, Fabuloso, Suavitel, EltaMD, PCA Skin, Filorga, EltaMD and Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
 

Tom’s of Maine products – including toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash, bar soap and toothbrushes – are sold across the United States and Canada.  Because we are so committed to giving back, we donate 10% of our profits to charitable organizations, and our employees can use 5% of their paid time volunteering for causes they are passionate about.  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!
 

Scope of Responsibility:

The Warehouse Coordinator will manage and drive Continuous Improvement in inventory control for raw and packaged materials and inbound supplier activity.  The Warehouse Coordinator is responsible for activities that support the movement and control of materials in the facility.  This role works together with a team to achieve business objectives of safety, quality, productivity, customer service, cost, and environmental protection.  To manage Warehouse workflows effectively this role requires strong partnership with peers, leadership and cross-functional teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analysis and tracking of materials consumptions and its impacts to Absolute Material Loss (AML)

• Identification of opportunities in process and production to reduce AML

• Weekly cycle counts of inventory, reporting discrepancies to finance  and making timely adjustments in SAP.

• Performing critical tasks in SAP, including processing material movements and investigation and correction of issues with materials
  Provide daily direction to Material Handlers to coordinate inventory movements and shipping/receiving needs.

• Work closely with planning to create Purchase Orders for materials based on planning forecasts.

• Proactively manage communications with suppliers on the expected delivery dates and make changes in the system accordingly.

• Perform warehouse capacity analysis to get picture of the health of the warehouse

• Assists in the implementation of new materials

• Manage Forklift maintenance contract with vendor

• Facilitate all waste load pickups

• Execute Continuous Improvement projects and participate in Kaizen events related to inventory management

• Promote knowledge sharing and learning to Operations Team Leaders, Operations Technicians Operations Associates and Material Handlers on new processes and best practices to reduce material losses

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED

• 5+ years of functional experience in a manufacturing environment

• Demonstrated competency in problem solving/decision making, effective communication, results oriented

• Proficient working experience with Manufacturing Operations Softwares (i.e. SAP, Opera)

• Demonstrated competency of attention to detail, work standards/SOPs and must show initiative in managing work

• Ability to work independently and under pressure to deliver results

• Ability to work overtime as needed (required during end of month activities)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Warehouse Operations/Material Handling

• Associate’s Degree or Technical college/vocational Certificate school certificate or Associates degree in a related field required

• Planning  and/or logistics experience in a manufacturing environment

• Proficiency with Google Suite collaboration tools (G-doc, sheets, slides, etc), SAP consumption process, Opera and InBatch systems and 3PL processes and activities

 Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $  - $ 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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