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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 recognized 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 programs 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.

Job Title:  Customer Development Executive

Travel Required?:  Travel - 75% of time or more
Date:  Dec 17, 2024
Hybrid

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #164358 - San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador

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
This position represents the Colgate-Palmolive company, handling the relationship with the client based on trust and respect! Marketing and developing the 5p's of the different product categories, in order to increase sales profitably, improve levels of their distribution and market shares, in accordance with our business principles and maintaining a balanced credit portfolio. Helps prepare, negotiate and implement JBP, marketing and promotional campaigns to drive demand. Forecast, develop, implement and supervise customer specific plans to achieve our commercial goals of net sales, share, margin, within budget spend. Communicate plans to field teams for in-store support. Visit stores to better understand implementation challenges to optimize future approaches. Share findings, insights and recommendations. In an omnichannel landscape you have to be curious and Digitally Savvy with an agile approach to adapt to it. You need to understand the dynamics of eCommerce and seek innovative solutions.
 
What You Will Do

  • Developing and handling relationships between our company and customers
  • Implement CP's commercial strategies, ensuring the accurate execution of 5p's
  • Achieve sales objectives of the assigned territory maintaining proactive communication with customers
  • Participate on Top to Top meetings, activity grid negotiation, Joint Business Planning monitoring
  • Trade visits to find opportunities, competitors activities, and ensure accurate 5Ps execution
  • Customer Inventory Management, ensuring accurate Days on Hand (DOH) by customer, and on point of sales both regular exhibition and additional off shelf exhibition


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering or related
  • At least 2 years of experience in Sales Area and/or Operations in a consumer goods company
  • Intermediate-advanced English level
  • Negotiation and other interpersonal skills
  • Intermediate-advanced Excel for handling large amounts of information


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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