Job Title:  Consumer Experience Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 163257 - Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
 

Location: Oslo Norway
Reporting to: Consumer Experience Team Lead

Why work For Colgate Palmolive: 

• The learning & development opportunities: You will refine your commercial mindset and continue to learn new skills working closely with a cross-functional team giving you exposure to all local market departments.
• The challenge & variety: You will operate in a fast paced operational environment, directly impacting the day-to-day performance of the business, with personal accountability for your business.
• The global experience: You will have the opportunity to work with global brands, participate in global strategies with potential to develop your career internationally.
• The Colgate Values: We are Caring, We are Inclusive, and We are Courageous are integral to how we operate every day.

Job Purpose

The role strives to drive net sales, profit, and market share growth for the category brands through strategic and tactical actions. This includes supervising the 5Ps, ensuring the product portfolio remains relevant through updates and optimizations, and developing customer and retail plans. The role is also responsible for trade marketing promotions, owning the A&P budget, performing category and product analysis, leading digital transformation efforts, and handling the Digital & Marketing Executive. You will work daily with the world's largest and most popular brands (Palmolive, Softlan, and Ajax), ensuring they come on the market and consumers can continue to get their favorite products. You are passionate about branding and wants to make a real impact by working for a global brand while enticing local consumers. You are able to challenge the status quo, and come up with creative ideas to begin problems You will consistently deliver the category and brand objectives, aligned to the overall Division strategy and agreed priorities and support driving our digital transformation. 

What you will do:

• Drive net sales, profit and share of market growth for the category through longer-term strategic and shorter-term tactical actions.
• Develop, implement and supervise all aspects of the 5Ps.
• Keeping the product portfolio up to date and relevant with product introductions and base portfolio optimisation based on consumer needs, market trends and competitive actions.
• Develop customer and retail environment plans in collaboration with customer development.
• Develop, implement and supervise brand relevant trade marketing promotions.
• Responsible for the local A&P budget (inc. media choices with NE Hub) with focus to improve value for all investments.
• Responsible for category and product analysis for the portfolio on Personal care and Home & Fabric care, being the local authority.
• Drive the digital transformation to optimally connect with consumers and shoppers during the entire shopper journey.
• Potential for line management experience

Who you are:

• Shopper and people centric focus 
• Establishes links across different organizational levels and functions.
• A well developed business mind set and willingness to continuously improve in financial literacy
• Experience in Nielsen, POS data and excel is an advantage
• Preferably strong skills in digital
• Proficient in English and Norwegian
• Effective and self-motivated with high working capacity.

Our Commitment to Sustainability
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

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 contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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