Job Title:  Associate RCD Manager

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# 162892 - Overland Park, Kansas, United States

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!
 

If you are passionate about our company mission, we invite you to apply for the position of Associate Retail Category Development Manager, based out of our Overland Park, Kansas Corporate Office with travel to customers and business meetings.

The Associate Retail Category Development Manager is responsible for using data to develop solutions to drive the category for the customer, being recognized as a credible category partner and providing category development services including category assessment, product assortment, inventory strategies & recommendations for the Vet Retail Environment. Additionally, this role needs to develop working relationships with the customer, consumer marketing, retail marketing and data/insights team to drive category growth.

What You Will Do:

Data Analysis and Business Case Development:

• Use Syndicated data sources such as DOMO, Sigma, and Snowflake to gather and analyze diversified data sources to extract insights
• Identify category growth opportunities and use data and insights to support compelling business cases to influence customer decision-making
• Partner with Hill’s Business Account Managers and Data Teams to uncover growth opportunities and assess risk areas for both category and brand

Collaboration and Insight Generation:

• Promote a category growth mindset through co-creating opportunities with Corporate Vet Customers via Hill’s Category Vision workshops 
• Offer valuable category insights for customer category reviews by leveraging in-depth knowledge of the category and competitive landscape
• Deliver unbiased, mutually beneficial recommendations that enhance the category and align with Hill’s strategic interests
• Create and present concise, impactful one-page insights to support the Field Sales Team in reaching their quarterly priorities

Product Assortment and Placement Optimization:

• Generate and provide recommended Priority Lists by Disease Category to drive focused growth
• Strategically develop and implement optimal product assortments and placement strategies targeted towards key Corporate Vet accounts; ability to access emerging opportunities
• Support the execution of innovative product launches using insights for timely sell in at headquarter level and by using guidance from Retail Marketing to assist Business Account Managers in accurate forecasting

Relationship Building:

• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with Business Account Managers, Business Development Manager, Corporate Veterinary Affairs Managers, Data Teams and key stakeholders across cross-functional teams
• Establish yourself as the Category Expert with Customers to drive mutual growth and success

Required Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree or higher
• 4+ years of related CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years Category Management or Business Analytics experience

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $92,000.00 - $125,000.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes:

• Insurance: Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans.
• Retirement Plans: Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
• Vacation/PTO: Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually
• Paid Holidays: Employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually
• Paid Sick Leave: Based on location and consistent with applicable state and local law, employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave on January 1st of each year
• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible employees may take up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave (varies for employees with fewer than 12 months of service and is subject to hours worked requirements)

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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