Job Title:  Assistant Business Development Manager (Contract)

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 98423 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Summary: As the Assistant Business Development Manager you will support the Go to Market process for Personal Care categories and the development of category strategy based on category analysis. You will work collaboratively with Hub Marketing and local Customer Development teams to coordinate commercial planning and new launch support initiatives.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop category analysis on share of market, distribution and competitive promotion
• Work with the category BDM and customer teams to track CP and competitive promotional activity, adapt category promotion grids as needed, and identify opportunities / activities to drive growth
• Support Commercial Planning Process by owning yearly planning guidelines and materials
• Coordinate customer requirements on Sample Coordination and Displays 
• Co-lead commercial assumptions for Q3’22 new item launches and new item approval
• Work with Customer Teams to define and consolidate 2022 commercial plan updates to be shared with Canadian Sr Leadership Team
• Support BDM with ad hoc requests

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of experience

Expected areas of knowledge, skills & abilities

• Analytical experience to conduct category assessment and identify opportunities; basic Nielsen and Numerator experience
• Proven ability to multi-task across multiple projects
• Ability to build good working relationships with Customer Development and Marketing Teams to drive strategy implementation and track performance

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.

Are you interested in working for Colgate-Palmolive? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet. 

For more information about Colgate’s global business, visit the Company’s web site at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To learn more about Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® oral health education program, please visit http://www.colgatebsbf.com. To learn more about Hill's and the Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love program please visit http://www.hillspet.com. To learn more about Tom’s of Maine  please visit  http://www.tomsofmaine.com.

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.