FP&R Manager

Job Description

Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognised brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programmes that enrich communities around the world.

Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.

A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.

Information at a Glance

Job Title:  FP&R Manager

Travel Required?:  Travel - up to 10% of time

Posting Start Date:  22/04/2026

On-site

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
Job Number #172851 - Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India

Who We Are

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

Brief introduction - Role Summary/Purpose :

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives per FP&R guidelines to boost productivity and plant reliability.
• Own and manage KPIs focused on waste reduction, safety, quality, and cost-efficiency in process and packaging.
• Track Absolute Material Losses (AML) and collaborate with CI management to implement performance-enhancing recommendations.

Responsibilities :

• Develop and manage the continuous improvement systems as established by FP&R guidelines and standard by conducting regular data driven CI reviews, coordinating cross-functional evaluations of CI projects through ROI, Continuous Improvement Plans (CIP) and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and manage CI project timelines to achieve optimization initiatives.
• Identify training needs for the plant in the areas of process improvement, technical knowledge, problem solving, SOPs, SPI, PPMs, OPLs, etc.
• Incorporate FP&R, GMPs, Visual Workplace, Lean Manufacturing and reliability engineering in CI planning and systems. • Lead the development of process improvements and optimization (throughput, yield, quality, and cost).
• Assist in achievement of plant KPI’s by working with Area and Team Leaders to translate business needs into daily operations and create technical solutions.
• Establish and maintain effective Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measurement and SPI’s for the plant, tracking and reporting tools, and establish corrective action for continuous improvement.
• Establish, maintain, audit and analyze Shop Floor data structure for accuracy and integrity.
• Incorporate FP&R, GMPs, Visual Workplace, Lean Manufacturing and reliability engineering in CI planning and systems.
• Track performance & mass balances, and make recommendations for optimizing performance and quality.
• Support plant and QA in identifying quality defects and driving resolution internally and with suppliers to improve material quality.
• Implement specific standardization, simplification and margin improvement projects and integrate external CI Best Practices.
• Responsible for managing capital expenditure budgets and delivering continuous improvement projects that reduce manufacturing variances.
• Responsible for coordinating an annual FP&R self assessment and conducting regular check-ins with Standard Owners to ensure the FP&R program is advancing.
• Responsible for keeping the site Communication Plan up to date to ensure information is shared at all levels of the site.
• Responsible for coordinating the site Formal Line Reviews to ensure plant is progressing on KPI’s
• Developing people capability road map to build technical and functional capabilities
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Required  Qualifications :

• Post-graduate degree from well recognised institution
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in operations/plant  system management
• Knowledge of Manufacturing systems
• Led/participated in a driving system improvement project.
• Microsoft Office or Google Suite proficiency (i.e, smart Sheets, Slides, Docs, Digital analytics

Preferred Qualifications :

• Comprehensive knowledge of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) methodologies, with a strong preference for experience within a TPM-driven manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record of working within a similar industry or high-speed manufacturing setup.
• A collaborative team player with a process-driven mindset and a commitment to cross-functional teamwork.

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Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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 complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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