Sr. Manager, North America Packaging

Job #174487 – Piscataway, NJ – No relocation assistance offered.

About the role

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead North America Oral Care Packaging organization, including a team of both central and plant based Packaging Engineers as well as Design/Artwork Execution Managers.
• Providing both technical as well as organizational supervision.
• Supervise the development of packaging materials, which includes approving packaging designs, packaging specifications, master test plans, bills of materials, etc.
• Engage with various NA Division Management teams, including Supply Chain and Commercial functions to align on and deliver expectations for packaging projects and KPIs.
• Assess and organize the team’s roles, assignments, project work, and capabilities to maximize efficiency to deliver the North America Oral Care commercial project grids.
• Accountable for ensuring that the NA OC Packaging team adheres to all global Oral Care standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Packaging, Engineering, or Related Field
• 10+ years experience in Packaging development and delivering projects to the market
• Understanding of Packaging Development Processes and Systems
• Ability to inspire, influence, and motivate cross-functional partners and stakeholders (internal and external) to develop and implement programs, enrolling teams in a clear vision
• Strong business and strategic acumen, with the ability to manage ambiguity and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders across various functions and geographies
• Strong presentation skills, speaking ability and interpersonal skills
• Data Savvy: Ability to use data, analytics and AI to support perspectives

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG industry
• Minimum of 3 years of team management experience

Pay

Salary Range $124,000.00 - $174,000.00 USD. Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability coverage
• Participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions (subject to eligibility)
• Minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours)
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws (details provided upon hiring)