Job Title:  2025 Hill's Commercial Trainee

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #166857 - Hout Bay, Western Cape, South Africa

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
 

Scope of Program

With this program, Hill's Pet Nutrition South Africa provides early in career graduates the opportunity to start their development & growth journey in our commercial functions – Customer Development, Customer Service & Logistics, and Marketing.

Successful candidates will gain learning experience via job rotations and project assignments.  Upon successful completion of the 24-month program, the Commercial Trainee can be offered a permanent role in the company based on performance and business needs.

 As a part of our commercial team, you can help Hill's Pet Nutrition delight our consumers and customers every day by taking winning actions for our brand, contributing to category growth, and building stronger consumer engagement for mutual growth.

Education / Experience / Competencies Required :

• Minimum B.Com Degree/Honours in

• Marketing Management

• Business Management 

• Logistics Management

• Supply Chain Management

• Digital/Analytics 

• Other BCom related program

• 0-2  years of working experience

• Possess analytical & problem-solving skills

• Numerate with good attention to detail

• Result-focused with strong leadership, and able to work well in a team-oriented environment

• Strong implementation/team building /collaboration and  project management skills

• Ability to work well under time pressure

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, colour, 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 complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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