Job Title:  Business Insights & Analytics Manager FTC

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #163746 - Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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.
 

Location: Woking, UK 

Reporting to: Eur Div Head: Strategic Analytics

Duration: 2 Year Contract

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 will lead the enhanced and detailed business performance analysis and reviews for the Northern Europe Hub (UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland), using data sources. In addition the role will assist the business to accurately understand the actual and future business performance evolution of the impact of the different sales drivers and, as a result, will recommend the most appropriate actions to fix and / or improve the business performance. You are data agnostic and completely familiar with all data sources - meaning not only more traditional data sources (e.g. retail and consumer panel) but also adopt and demonstrate the new data sources coming in e.g. e-comm, digital marketing, professional data ecosystem etc.

What you will do

• Business Reviews: strategic analysis and deep dives for management, identify and map main business opportunities, read and anticipate key market trends. Also compile bi-annual category overviews to support Budget process 
• Read business performance via 360’ degrees assessment, demonstrating multiple data sources and information
• Responsible for Descriptive Analytics for the Hub, to provide in-depth, fast and coordinated category and business performance understanding and diagnostics fully embedded into the business. Forecast and planning, including strategic growth scenario development
• Agency Management: Implement continuous process to improve service & data quality from business partners i.e. Nielsen, Kantar and ensure alignment with quality standards
• Own the contracts and set performance key metrics and conduct quarterly/annual reviews of data providers
• Ensure commercial team have access to the vital training
• Support and contribute to the sophisticated Analytics projects (MMM, price, promo, portfolio and on-line) across the Hub

Who you are

• 5 Years consistent track record in a Business Insights / Analytics role either client and/or agency side (Nielsen, IRI, Kantar..)
• Obsession with analytics and actionable insights.
• High competence in common Business Analytics systems -NielsenAnswers/Discover
• Outstanding Excel skills and very high proficiency in leading a large number of data files.
• Ability to visualize data in a compelling way; storytelling.
• Strong focus in planning and prioritization.
• Confidence to challenge the status quo and influence people at all levels of the organization.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and decision making skills.
• Curiosity and proactivity to identify new opportunities for improvement and work with other functions to gain consensus and initiate change
• Phenomenal teammate – self starter, highly motivated with the collaboration skills to work closely across functions to achieve results
• Growth mindset & can do demeanour

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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