Job Title:  EU/AEA Professional Services Procurement Specialist

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 152726 - Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland

Requierments:

• Performing buying activities (RFP, Analysis, etc.)

• Actively communicating with the business stakeholders to ensure that their purchase requirements are met 

• Utilizing Ariba eSourcing application to execute bidding events (RFP, RFI, RFQ, or reverse auction)

• Maintaining an awareness of changing market conditions 

• Performing periodic spend analysis to identify opportunities for local and Division  projects

• Managing spend assigned spend categories and supporting global projects

• Conducting periodic key stakeholder meetings with business partners to review local spend category strategy and activities 

• Leverage supply base opportunities across managed portfolio

• Managing, resolving and communicating on local quality and service issues.

• Prioritizing requests and activities so as to deliver in a timely manner

• Perform all necessary procurement operations activities - order processing, vendor creation and technical issue resolution 

• Special projects (as appropriate)

• Achieve Business Simplification

Basic qualifications:

• A University Degree.

• 5-7 years of relevant experience in Purchasing and Procurement.

• English fluency.

• Experience in international projects.

Expected skills and abilities:

• Strong negotiation skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Autonomous, results oriented, promoting team-work, problem solving.

• Strong time management skills.

• Proven track record in delivering cost savings and process improvements.

• Analytical skills.

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.

Are you interested in working for Colgate-Palmolive? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet. 

For more information about Colgate’s global business, visit the Company’s web site at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To learn more about Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® oral health education program, please visit http://www.colgatebsbf.com. To learn more about Hill's and the Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love program please visit http://www.hillspet.com. To learn more about Tom’s of Maine  please visit  http://www.tomsofmaine.com.

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.