Job Title:  Sales Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #164843 - Managua, Managua, Nicaragua

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing 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.
 

About The Role

The Sales Manager plays an integral role in ensuring profitable growth through having a clear Category, Brand, Retailer & Customer strategy! The Team Leader is responsible to handle the relationship between the Country and the Hub, providing the Hub with a good understanding of the local business and influencing the Hub in order to receive the support needed. Responsible for the Business P&L, market shares, in-store execution, CD talent management & customers relationship. Needs to collaborate with the Retail marketing organization to grow our categories and build our brands through a shopper at the retail perspective. Must develop and support the partnership between CP and the customers!

What You Will Do

• Responsible for Customers prioritization & Plans, 5P’s priorities by RE, promotional strategies guidelines and shopper solutions based on robust RE, shopper and customer insight
• Develop "go to market" sales strategies aligned with strategies for the different channels, RE’s and consumer segments and periodically evaluate them to resolve achievement of efficiencies competitiveness and growth- building objectives
• Develop the next generation of Talents for the commercial organization, ensure the people have the right training, clear career plan, and required tools to be successful
• Translate overall sales strategies into specific short term and long term operational sales objectives (e. g. targets for distribution, volume, profitability, and market share) and priorities
• Drive Retail Marketing & and Customer Engagement input into key subsidiary processes: Budgeting, Business Planning, Promotion Management and New Product Introductions
• Build and be a great partner between Colgate and key players in the customer in order to influence the Customers grow by bringing to bear on insights & analytics, retail category development process, applying new techniques, tools, and information systems, industry, and market
• Write a Joint Business Plan that balances the needs and objectives of the customer and Colgate
• Ensure “winning at the shelf” is a top priority for the team, and that 5P tactics and demand marketing initiatives are driven with perfection at the point of sale
• Maintain open/fair, performance-based terms & conditions and consistent discretional investment across RE’s and customers. Optimize resources and leverage consumer & customer investment among customers, channels, RE’s categories, and brands/products given Colgate's strategic direction

What You Need (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business Administration, Marketing, Industrial Engineering or related

• At least 5+ years in commercial area
• Microsoft Office & internal programs' knowledge (SAP, BI, Tableau)
• Financial Knowledge (Gross to Net, ASP, Margin, Profitability) 
• Commercial expertise: Consumer Marketing and Customer Development
• Leadership & Influence
• Analytical thinking and decision making
• Commercial (retailer and brand) awareness
• Financial understanding and numeracy
• Category Management process knowledge
• Consumer & Shopper insights tools knowledge

• English Proficiency (Intermediate-Advanced)

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 complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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