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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!

Location: Woking UK

Reporting to: Senior Omni Shopper Marketing Team Lead

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

As an Omnichannel Shopper Manager you will be helping to grow the business by bringing our brands to life, in store and online, through crafting and implementing insight led, outstanding, omnichannel shopper marketing campaigns. You will develop effective strategies to convert shoppers at all points of purchase across the consumer journey, track return on investment (ROI) and optimize our plans. This will involve external collaboration with our retail partners and agencies, as well as internal cross-functional work with our brand marketing and customer development teams.

What you will do:

• Bring our Brand Marketing plans to life at various points of the consumer journey, aligned with our Attention, Consideration, Purchase, Loyalty (ACPL) plans, customer growth strategies and channel or customer specific shopper insights, working closely with Category Management and Insights.

• Drive sales, margin and customer engagement by delivering innovative shopper experiences, tailored for the right people, right time, right touchpoint, right message.

• Project manage all shopper marketing execution, within timelines and budgets, by briefing agencies, adhering to customer guidelines, managing legal & marketing artwork approvals, implementing with excellence in store and online.

• Supervise and share performance of shopper marketing activities across all points of purchase (in store and online) and continuously optimize our plans to increase ROI.

• Own and supervise shopper budgets, reporting on progress as needed.

• Work closely and collaboratively with our retail partners and agencies, as well as internally with our brand marketing and customer development teams. This role requires strong collaborator management and a proactive approach to problem solving.

• Be the voice of the shopper within the UK & Ireland commercial organization.

• Continuously learn and develop as a Shopper Marketing professional, staying ahead of industry trends. Mentor and guide the rest of the commercial team on shopper marketing, digital shopper engagement, retailer media developments, retailer media measurement and optimisation.

Key Competencies

• Creativity

• Growth mindset

• Can do attitude

• Passionate about the shopper and actionable insights

• Strong analytical and decision making skills

• Great at teamwork and collaboration

• Clear strategic problem solver

• Strong planning and priority setting

• Strong interpersonal skills: presenting, influencing and negotiation

And your background holds:

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience

• Strong background in packaged goods industry, including proven track record to use innovative marketing skills/practices and formulate plans to deliver key brand and customer goals

• UK (or similar market) operational experience with exposure to customers and collaboration with broader teams (sales, marketing, category), including relevant eCommerce experience

• Experience of budget planning and management and financial accountability

• Understanding of retail environment (RE) Strategy, shopper touchpoints and key customer strategies

• Experience of working with Tesco, delivering health and beauty campaigns that deliver disruption, creativity and a real point of difference.

• Strong ability to influence others (needs to be comfortable managing cross organizational relationships)

• Innovative - proven ability to champion new initiatives including gaining consensus across the organization and implementing new insights effectively

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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