Job Description

Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognised brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programmes that enrich communities around the world.

Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.

A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.
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Job Title:  Media & Digital Manager
Travel Required?:  Travel - 25% of time
Posting Start Date:  29/07/2025
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Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
Job Number #168087 - Boksburg, Gauteng, 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 Responsibility:

This position is responsible for developing and driving the media and digital strategy for the East West Africa Hub with the support and collaboration of the AED Division IBE and Brand Teams. The candidate will use  digital and media to drive our core strategies - Brand Connected Experiences, Creative Excellence and data-driven performance. 

This role provides delivery for all brand, creative & media programs and actions within East West Africa; supports agency management, project delivery and management of creative and media to deliver market excellence, leadership and innovation; supports management of media investment by optimizing media productivity.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Overseeing the creative, media and digital strategy for the company to drive Brand Connected Experiences, Creative Excellence and data-driven performance
  • Drive global digital and media strategies into the Hub to grow digital transformation and demand generation mindset
  • Drive strong collaboration with Division IBE and Brand
  • Co-design with the Brand leads how to grow mental availability across brands through digital & traditional media
  • Manage the delivery across holistic search, websites, social media, programmatic media, CCX, Retail Media/Digital Commerce and Creative Excellence
  • Regularly measure, analyze, and report performance of all digital marketing campaigns, and against goals (ROI and KPIs)
  • Track and manage related budgets, including opportunities to optimize/maximize ATL investments in paid/owned/earned media given synergies with offline activation and traditional media
  • Regularly identify trends and insights through credible third-party sources, sharing this with key team members to ensure broad competency development
  • Explore and discuss alternative approaches for campaigns with the agency, with particular focus on influencer marketing/KOLs
  • Manage the local agencies effectively at keeping financials in control, scope of work and organizational capabilities in place
  • Seek efficiencies in agency relationship and be in close contact.

Required Qualifications - 

 

  • Bachelor’s degree with Business Administration or relevant field; MBA preferable
  • Minimum 6 years of media and digital experience - agency experience a plus
  • Minimum 5 years experience in Marketing, with an excellent track record in brand management

Demonstrated experience:
● Media Planning / Media Management
● Precision Marketing / Using Data
● People Journeys
● Proficiency in Search (Organic, Paid & Content)
● Digital Commerce & retail media
● CRM IP Data
● Programmatic - DCO capabilities 
● Personalisation at Scale
● Retail Media

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Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives  to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

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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