Steve Nelson

Director, Global Home and Personal Care Net Ops & Modeling

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

About

Supply Chain Professional with diverse experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, Product Development, and Supply Chain Management.

Experience

  • Colgate-Palmolive ()
    • Director, Global HPC Net Ops & Modeling
      Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    • Director Global Supply Network Design & Ops Home and Personal Care
      Sep 2025 - Jul 2026 · 11 mos

  • Hill's Pet Nutrition (6 yrs 4 mos)
    • Director of Manufacturing
      Jul 2021 - Sep 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    • Operations Manager
      Jun 2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Colgate-Palmolive (8 yrs 11 mos)
    • Area Manager
      May 2017 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Making Team Leader (Operations Supervisor)
      Jan 2016 - May 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Manage processes for both Liquid Soap and Under Arm Product chemical processing areas related to the start-up as well as new product launches and daily production.

    • Engineer (New Products and Factory Automation)
      Jul 2011 - Mar 2016 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      Engineer within the Global Toothbrush Division's Global Supply Chain: Engineering/Supply Chain responsibilities for various new product launches and new technology development projects with a focus on the design and implementation of automation solutions across different technology categories and supply chain management. Manage these technology projects from the engineering requirements phase through design optimization and site installation. Develop and oversee machine qualification. Interface with Marketing/R&D colleagues throughout the product development cycle including timeline/critical path analysis, capital budgeting, technical feasibility of product designs, manufacturing plans, and equipment design.

  • Global Supply Chain Intern at Colgate Palmolive
    Jun 2009 - Aug 2009 · 3 mos

  • Global Supply Chain Intern at Colgate Palmolive
    Jun 2008 - Aug 2008 · 3 mos