Shopper Development Manager

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!

Job Title: Shopper Development Manager

Travel Required?: Travel - 25% of time

Date: Oct 1, 2024

Hybrid

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 163112 - Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

JOB SUMMARY:

The role of the Shopper Development Manager is to develop and support the partnership between CP and the customer(s) by helping to align CP and Customers strategies and the development and implementation of shopper-based solutions to drive category growth.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Deliver Category Knowledge (Be the shopper expert for the customers)
2. Identify insight-driven Business Challenges for key customers
3. Deliver the Retail Category Development Services to their customers aligned with Category management RM priorities and direction
4. Develop 3-year shopper plan aligned to customer engagement strategy (for priority customers)
5. Develop annual category & shopper plan integrated within Joint Business Planning.
6. Recommend customer differentiation opportunities (with CD)
7. Refine programs to customer shopper & targeted vehicles
8. Translate insight and business challenges into recommended category strategies & solutions (activation platforms)
9. Deliver regular shopper return on investment reviews for key activities
10. Leverage RE/customer-specific shopper insight & customer analytics to tailor the 5Ps by RE to the customer(s) formats, considering customer strategies and policies
11. Communicate 5P targets to Operations and monitor implementation

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role in an FMCG environment

Note: If and when there is a job opening, the Company will contact only those individuals who have submitted resumes that match the skills, experience, and other requirements of the job opening. These candidates will receive an invitation link to apply to the specific job and must apply again in order to be considered for it.

We appreciate your interest in Colgate-Palmolive and look forward to connecting with you regarding specific job openings that become available in South Africa.

Our Commitment to Sustainability
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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