Kimberly Becker

Experience

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  Colgate Palmolive

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2017

  Led Colgate’s global center of expertise for Customer Supply Chain Engagement and Order-to-Cash. Responsible for process transformation, governance and innovation, consistent technology deployment, standardized tools/methodology, skill development and training. Responsible for ensuring all supply chain processes and systems were aligned with Colgate's business strategies. Provided strategic vision to drive sustainable system utilization, ensured support to drive end user capabilities, promoted standardization and simplification and served as liaison between IT and Supply Chain business partners. Developed and implemented supply chain best practices to ensure efficiencies and effectiveness globally. Promoted the standardization of processes and systems as well as building organizational capabilities in the areas of Demand Planning, Customer Engagement, Responsive Replenishment and Order-to-Cash. A strategic position managing a cross-functional team focused on building strong relationships with key customers on supply chain initiatives to drive logistics efficiencies, increase on-shelf availability and optimize working capital. Responsible for the team that managed the replenishment process for product from all producing facilities to Colgate distribution centers. Included in this team were the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Analysts who managed the finish goods deployment to key Colgate customers that represented 30+% of the US business.

  • Director - Global Supply Chain Customer Engagement and Order-to-Cash

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Associate Director - North America Supply Chain Integration

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  • Global Customer Logistics Manager

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  • Customer Supply Chain Engagement Manager

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2008

  • Replenishment Planning Manager

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  • Various Supply Chain Roles

    Jan 1993 - Jan 2002
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  Gartner

  May 2018 - Apr 2022

  Senior Director - Supply Chain Research - Consumer Products

  Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world's leading research and advisory company. The company helps business leaders across all major functions in every industry and enterprise size with the objective insights they need to make the right decisions. Gartner's comprehensive suite of services delivers strategic advice and proven best practices to help clients succeed in their mission-critical priorities.