Job Description

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
97968 - Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

About Colgate-Palmolive:

Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day is comprised 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 Experience:

This Team Leader will be responsible for leading the multiple professional verticals (B2B, Office,Institutions, etc) to deliver strong sales growth while partnering with the Colgate Palmolive eCommerce, Digital Center of Excellence teams, and Supply Chain. This role will be critical to help develop and grow the CP professional business (Net Sales and Margin). The Team Leader will build gold standard customer engagement across all verticals while developing and spearheading customer scorecards and develop and execute RE specific brand strategies and knowledge into plans that deliver our financial and net sales objectives.

***This position allows for 100% remote within country work ***

Who are you?

* Ability to work in an ambiguous environment, one that is ever changing, and be able to identify opportunities, communicate effectively and provide recommendations on how to grow the business. Agility, speed and action are critical, along with good communication.

* Manage direct report(s) and work well in a cross-functional team to achieve our goals.

* Lead the Professional and B2B ecommerce business by setting a strategic direction & partnering with CP cross-functional teams to deliver P&L goals, and deliver KPIs. The Professional Business is extremely complex with multiple verticals and a holistic approach is needed to grow the business and manage the varying portfolios.
* Develop strategic plans and P&Ls that maximize margin and net sales. Own the Professional P&L and the monthly CBPs. Lead the translation of top - down customer targets into long term bottom up customer plans, incorporating customers' objectives and creating joint, win-win customer plans while managing the P&L. Penetration into specific verticals creating visibility into areas of profitable growth .
* Provide leadership and guidance to direct report(s) and cross-functional team members to deliver P&L and other KPIs. Encourage a team approach across all functional areas involved developing the Professional portfolio
* Ensure that all CP Customer Development fundamentals are optimized. Develop customer investment strategy, consistent with the developed specific RE strategy.
* Strengthen relationship and engagement with key customers. Conduct JBPs, Quarterly Reviews & regular touch-base meetings to continue to grow the business. Partner with CPs eCommerce Center of Excellence.
* Works with CPs Supply Chain to ensure back room KPIs are met.
* Ensure systematic post evaluation of 5P fundamentals (thru Direct Reports and Trace Data ) & develop detailed understanding of the effectiveness of different investment levers . Use results & findings to refine future plans. Consider: sales lift, return on investment, cannibalization effects, forward buying and all other relevant metrics. Communicate findings to the commercial team.
* Uncover eCommerce and Professional RE insights, analytics and other market & customer information to build CPs knowledge and RE specific portfolio to create recommendations based on key learnings. Leverage Precision Marketing data and insights to identify opportunities to drive sustainable long term profitable growth.
* Develop people to maximize career advancement while promoting and encouraging the use of data and analytics.

What you'll need:

* Bachelor's Degree required
* At least 15 years sales sales roles or adjacent experiences required
* Experience working in consumer product goods preferred
* Microsoft Office or Google Suite proficiency (i.e, Sheets, Slides, Docs) preferre

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, Toms 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 Hills Science Diet and Hills Prescription Diet.

For more information about Colgates global business, visit the Companys 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 Hills Food, Shelter & Love program please visit http://www.hillspet.com. To learn more about Toms 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.