Manager, North America Category Strategy

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# 157438 - New York, New York, United States

Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day consists of connecting with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions. If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be!

Our trustworthy household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. As the brand with the highest household presence in the world, we go beyond physical boundaries. We win as a global organization by continually learning and collaborating.

The pride in our brand fuels a workplace that encourages creative thinking, fosters experimentation, and promotes authenticity which has contributed to our enduring success. If you are passionate about working for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day.
 

The role

In today’s rapidly evolving retail environment, Category Management has quickly become a top growth priority and at Colgate-Palmolive, we are excited by the challenges this dynamic space brings. Our dedicated Category Management team is full of passionate individuals and we are seeking a leader with the same energy, diligence and positivity who can help us lead change for our business. We are looking for an inspirational leader and builder who can build the strategy for and deliver results against Colgate’s goals.

As the Manager, North America Category Strategy, you'll deliver strategic thought leadership, insights, and solutions to accelerate omni growth for North America Enterprise. You will be the national shopper behavior & category expert for the Customer Development Organization and partner to the Retail Marketing Leads (Sr BDM). This position will report to the Director of Category Management. You will be responsible for designing, facilitating, and implementing personal care/ home care/ oral care category strategies, developing processes and tools for field sales and retail customers, and influencing corporate strategy for key business areas.

Who you are

• You have a strategic mindset -  Leveraging insights and analytics to articulate the category, segment and occasion trends will be important. Similarly, strategically planning for new, existing and exiting assortment will be necessary. You will enable the broader strategy with category partners and in partnership with customer teams.
• You love to integrate multiple data sources - You have a track record of providing customer specific recommendations based on your ability to synthesize customer shopper data, insights & point of sale data. 
• You are customer focused - Our Customers and the Field Sales team will rely on you to represent them and serve as their voice to several headquarter functions. You will ensure that the voice of our Retailers / Sales teams is represented within our strategies & plans. You will also be the voice of the category team to the field team to help clarify and build confidence in the strategic plans.
• You have operational insights - Driving a strong alignment and partnership with the sales team will be key to your success. It is important to be inclusive of both the account managers and the execution leads to identify needs, timing, distribution, execution & support plans, etc. You will work on articulating, producing, and selling the annual Category Strategy.
• You're a storyteller - You have the strong ability to interpret, integrate and communicate shopper behavior, insights & POS data.  You can successfully tell fact-based stories to drive Colgate & category solutions.
• You collaborate - You will work cross-functionally across the Colgate Palmolive organization.  You will have significant partnership needs across our entire Commercial Organization: Insights and Analytics, Marketing, Supply Chain, Research & Development, and Sales.
• You are a leader - You take the lead by influencing the agenda through collaboration, negotiation and thought leadership.  It is critical for you to be able to lead a group of diverse functions and ensure they are all working towards progressive initiatives.
• You are curious - You are constantly looking for opportunities to improve and seek creative solutions. You dig into the reason behind the numbers, are able to look at the results and find out the reasons for what is driving those results and guide the team accordingly. 

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 8+ years of Consumer, Shopper Insights, Shopper Behavior and/or Category Management Experience required
• Experience working with customer Shopper Behavior Data (Luminate,Dunhumby, ExtraCare, 1010, etc.) required 
• Experience working with Household Panel data (Numerator, Nielsen Panel, etc.) required
• Experience working with a syndicated service (Nielsen, IRI) account required  

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working in consumer product goods preferred 
• Microsoft Office or Google Suite proficiency (i.e, Sheets, Slides, Docs) preferred 

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Salary Range $112,000 - $164,850 USD

Pay is based on several non discriminatory factors including but not limited to experience, education, skills and office location. In addition to your salary, Colgate-Palmolive offers a performance based bonus and competitive benefits package.

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.

Are you interested in working for Colgate-Palmolive? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet. 

For more information about Colgate’s global business, visit the Company’s web site at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To learn more about Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® oral health education program, please visit http://www.colgatebsbf.com. To learn more about Hill's and the Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love program please visit http://www.hillspet.com. To learn more about Tom’s of Maine  please visit  http://www.tomsofmaine.com.

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.