Job Title:  Professional Consulting Veterinarian - Campinas

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #164016 - Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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.
 

The Professional Veterinary Consultant (PCV) is part of the Veterinary Affairs Team (PVA) being responsible for executing an integrated program to strengthen our engagement with the Veterinary Community aiming to achieve Vet recommendation and convert into sales. The position is responsible for identifying, engaging, visiting and building relationships with veterinary doctors, animal scientists and veterinary/ animal science schools, educating and influencing professors, residents, and students. It has a highly influential role as the 'face of Hill's' with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and relevant hospitals/clinics, being responsible for executing engagement plans with the veterinary community and key pet shops. 

The role plays a crucial part in educating and training partners (distributor staff), stores, clinics, hospitals, as well as the Hill's field team. The PCV is also responsible for developing and implementing a regional event strategy to maximize reach and effectiveness.

Main Responsibilities:

• Define and execute visit schedules for veterinarian clinics and hospitals following the right coverage and frequency.
• Identify, engage and actively visit relevant clients (veterinarian clinics and hospitals) providing nutritional education;
• Create and implement strategic initiatives to maximize reach and effectiveness of our products;
• Identify and build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in order to strengthen our brand on the ground;
• Visit strategic pet stores connected to veterinarian clinics aiming to assure product availability of key assortment;
• Participate in Hill's external events at national/regional/specialized conferences building relationships, providing insights to veterinarians and influencing conference attendees to recommend and sell Hill's products; 
• Support sales through continuous training of the field team (Distributor and Hill’s teams) and act as a technical liaison (in-person or virtual); 
• Work closely with sales team (BDEs and Distributors’) to develop plans to address regional opportunities focusing on leverage Hill’s presence and sellout; 
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports related to visits, training sessions and events, highlighting the quantity and quality of actions taken;
• Implement a holistic veterinary students strategy, considering different profiles and appropriate tools; 
• Create annual plans with relevant universities aiming for engagement and provision of technical materials and professional support (lectures, seminars, etc.); 
• Develop and provide continued education for veterinary student's, fostering an interest in clinical nutrition; 
• Deliver lectures during academic weeks, discussing themes or cases – conduct groups studies or classes for students, residents, or graduate students; 
• Manage Hill’s student representatives, ensuring they are aligned with the overall strategy and capturing opportunities within Veterinary universities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine; 
• Experience in the pet market;
• Master's degree, residency, or postgraduate studies within veterinary area;
• English skills (intermediate)
• Driver's license B; 
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

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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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