Job Title:  Customer Development Manager

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# 162593 - Schaumburg, Illinois, 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!
 

In today's dynamic retail environment, it is an exciting time to be a part of the Customer Development team at Colgate. Our Walgreens Team is dedicated to driving growth for Colgate-Palmolive and Walgreens in this constantly evolving retail landscape. What role will you play as a member of the Walgreens team?

As the Customer Development Manager for the Walgreens team, you will be responsible for delivering sales objectives on volume, spending, and retail execution while taking ownership of the P&L across the Home and Personal Care portfolios. As a part of your role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing our strategic plan to ensure that we achieve the highest possible volume, profitability, and customer service at this account. You will collaborate with your team and cross-functional touchpoints to develop plans for executing account strategies and promote a collaborative approach with your colleagues to create solutions that benefit everyone and increase investment efficiency. Your main focus will be on demonstrating consumer insights associated with strong Colgate-Palmolive brand equities to drive incremental growth and strengthen the customer investment strategy in line with the Retail Environment strategy, brand strategy, and shopper insights.

What you will do

• Closely monitor the market to identify opportunities for new products and programs and develop effective Customer Marketing strategies based on consumer insights

• Assess competitive activity to build robust promotional strategies with your respective Category merchant teams

• Establish and nurture strong relationships with various stakeholders, including internal cross-functional teams, third-party agency partners, and the customer retail team

• Influence important partners using collaboration, negotiation, and thought leadership

• Develop, coach, and mentor Customer Development Associate/Specialist 

• Continuously seek innovative solutions for ongoing business challenges by revisiting objectives, gaining insights from pre- and post-evaluation, and return on investment analysis (and incorporate those learnings into strategic direction)

• Analyze brand share, pricing, promotion levels, and trade class development and efficiency of different investment levers to refine customer tactics

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree 

• 7+ years in sales roles or adjacent experiences 

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working with a syndicated data services (Nielsen, IRI, RSi) 

• Experience working in consumer product goods 

• Google Suite & Microsoft Office proficiency (i.e, Sheets, Slides, Docs) 

• People management/development experience 

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $115,200.00 - $163,000.00 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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