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Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.
If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
About Hill’s
We are Hill’s - an innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets, and our planet. We are part of Colgate-Palmolive a leading global consumer products company with a portfolio in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition.
At Hill's we have a purpose! Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pets through groundbreaking innovation, outstanding nutrition, and committed people.
Our strong culture of diversity, sustainability and inclusion is rooted in our core values of Caring, Global Collaboration and Continuous Improvement. Employees are rewarded by rich career development and experiences.
We pride ourselves on our work life balance, our focus on delivering high ethical standards and our dedication to developing our employees. With many local benefits such as Summer Hours, Live Better activities, Product Parcels and Health Checks
Job Purpose:
We're seeking a dynamic and results-driven Shopper Development Manager to join our team. This pivotal role not only focuses on shaping and executing shopper engagement strategies but also places you at the heart of our Customer Development team, responsible for driving our category strategy.
Your Mission:
Data-Driven Insights: Utilize your strong analytical skills to uncover valuable insights that will guide our category solutions and enhance our market presence.
Bringing Strategy to Life: Your role involves translating category solutions into action, from New Product Development (NPD) to optimizing shelf layouts and eye-catching in-store Point of Sale (POS) materials. You'll be at the forefront of bringing our strategies to life in the market.
Alignment and Collaboration: It's crucial to ensure that our strategies are clear, well-communicated, and perfectly aligned with our broader team. You'll be the linchpin that keeps us all moving in the same direction.
External Partnerships: Beyond our walls, you'll also cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders, including retailers and partners. These collaborations are essential to our shared success.
In this multifaceted role, you'll be instrumental in driving our business growth and market success while delivering value to both our internal and external partners. If you're a motivated professional with a passion for data-driven insights, category strategy, and fostering partnerships, we encourage you to apply and join our team.
Key Responsibilities:
Shopper Engagement Strategy: Develop and execute comprehensive shopper engagement strategies that align with Hill's Pet Nutrition's goals and brand positioning. This includes strategies to drive brand awareness and sales growth through effective shopper marketing campaigns.
Data Analysis and Insights: Utilize strong analytical skills to gather and interpret data related to consumer behavior, market trends, and shopper insights. Extract valuable insights to inform decision-making and strategy development.
Category Strategy Development: Collaborate with the Customer Development team & key retail partners to contribute to the development of the category strategy. Ensure that shopper insights are incorporated into category solutions.
Execution of Category Solutions: Translate category solutions into actionable plans, including New Product Development (NPD), shelf layouts via JDA Space Planning, in-store Point of Sale (POS) materials, and other in-store activities. Oversee the execution of these plans in the market.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, customer development, supply chain and external partners, to ensure the effective execution of shopper marketing campaigns and category strategies.
Stakeholder Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders, such as retailers and partners. Collaborate with these stakeholders to enhance shopper engagement and achieve mutual business goals.
Performance Evaluation: Continuously monitor and evaluate the performance of Shopper Development initiatives and category strategies. Use data-driven insights to make recommendations for improvements and adjustments.
Communication and Alignment: Ensure clear communication of strategies and alignment across the broader team. Foster collaboration and coordination to achieve company-wide goals.
Required Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree
- 4 - 5 years prior commercial/ category FMCG experience - Pet Retail Industry experience valued
- You have prior experience working with syndicated data such as Nielsen, IRI or Quantium and possess exceptional planning and prioritisation skills
- As a growth champion, coupled with the use of data, insights, collaboration and best practice learning: you are driven to look for and identify opportunities to improve or seek solutions and ultimately refine customer tactics that will accelerate business growth.
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, 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 contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.
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