Food) - Piscataway, NJ

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Piscataway, NJ

12d•Onsite

About The Position

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. We are looking for a Project Manager to own the execution of key growth initiatives within our global organization. You will lead three to four concurrent, highly complex, cross-functional projects from inception through commercialization. You will influence strategic alignment across matrixed teams, ensuring that projects meet critical timing, cost, and deliverable milestones. Beyond day-to-day execution, you will champion project management excellence by developing standardized global tools, delivering training frameworks, and informally mentoring team members across the broader organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
8+ years of professional experience with a proven track record of managing multiple complex, cross-functional projects simultaneously.
Experience in the CPG, Pharmaceutical or Food industry.
Advanced technical proficiency in Smartsheet/Microsoft Project, and Google Workspace (Sheets, Slides, Docs).

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to lead, influence, and navigate multi-functional barriers without direct authority in a highly matrixed, global CPG environment.
Professional Project Management Certification and/or a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Strong data-driven decision-making capabilities alongside exceptional communication and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

Define Project Strategy & Initiation: Partner with senior leadership and key stakeholders to define project scope, establish comprehensive project charters and secure executive sponsorship for complex, multi-divisional growth initiatives.
Drive Timeline & Critical Path Execution: Develop, integrate, and actively manage master project timelines across functions, defining the critical path and proactively identifying, communicating, and mitigating long-lead risks to protect timelines.
Deliver Cross-Functional Execution & Accountability: Chair action-oriented team meetings and leverage advanced collaboration technologies to streamline workflows. Lead and hold accountable subject matter experts across R&D, Commercial, Supply Chain, Packaging, Finance, Quality, Engineering, Legal, and Regulatory teams to ensure seamless execution of work plans.
Lead Executive Governance & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary interface to senior and functional leadership, providing transparent, data-driven updates, facilitating timely decision-making, and conducting periodic project milestone reviews.
Build Organizational Capability & Operational Excellence: Collaborate with global partners to standardize project management methodologies, develop and implement formal training tools, mentor team members, drive continuous improvement from post-launch learnings and identify emerging industry trends and tools to elevate our project management framework.