Procter & Gamble (P&G) continues to consolidate its presence in Costa Rica, and has announced that it will hire 150 more people during 2020 in the areas of information technology, finance and logistics.

The announcement was made during P&G’s celebration of its 20th anniversary in the country, which was attended by the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado; David Taylor, CEO of P&G; Dyalá Jimenez, Minister of Foreign Trade; and Jorge Sequeira, Managing Director of the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE).

In its first phase, the company began as a Financial Services Center for the Americas. Later in 2008, following successful results, it also opened a Business Transformation IT Center for the Americas focused on reinventing best business practices by aligning processes, people and technology around the world to reduce operating costs and add tangible value at the corporate level. A third phase of its growth took place in 2013 with the opening of its Supply Chain Planning Center for Latin America, which supports processes in various areas such as demand, projections, materials and distribution, among others, for more than 40 countries in the region.

P&G is listed as a pioneer and example in the Costa Rican services industry, supporting the country’s foreign direct investment attraction strategy. It was the first company to establish a large-scale shared services operation under the Free Zone Regime.

The local talent represents 90% of the company’s workforce, which has been a key player to P&G’s success in Costa Rica. More than 86% of management positions are filled by Costa Ricans, of which half are represented by women.

“Procter & Gamble (P&G) is one of the world’s largest and most renowned companies, not only for the quantity of products it handles, but also for its ethical standards and the quality of its personnel. P&G is recognized as having one of the best practices in marketing, business, logistics and finance. For the company to have built 20 years of trust in Costa Rica and its talent, with its largest service and logistics center supporting the entire region, is a source of pride for our country because it speaks highly of our human resources globally. I congratulate all the people who make this a great operation,” said the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada.