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Job Number #169310 - Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising 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.
About the role
As a Category Management Analyst you will drive the development of the Oral Care category across a variety of customers by proposing strategies and tactical plans to unlock its potential. You will serve as a key link between the commercial team and customers, providing valuable insights and information to identify and capture new business opportunities.
Main Responsibilities:
-Analyze the performance of these categories with tools such as Nielsen to identify opportunities in assortment and shelf presentation.
-Develop planograms that reflect agreed-upon strategies with clients, utilizing programs such as Spaceman and JDA.
-Regularly generate management reports (scorecards) to monitor category performance and ensure follow-up and control of key business KPIs.
-Create Catman opportunities with key clients by collaborating throughout the process and implementing solutions in stores.
-Analyze shopper insights by category and by client to inform Catman processes and continuously improve our strategy and tactical development.
-Provide information to Consumer Insights to enhance expertise on consumer needs and the purchase decision hierarchy, tailored to different retail environments and key customers.
-Analyze category dynamics for key clients, including 5P analysis of CP and competitors, to adapt CP category strategies and tactics to the individual needs of each customer.
-Offer objective expertise to customers, building trust while maintaining confidentiality with privileged information.
-Regularly update category analyses to share insights on trends, opportunities, and competitive benchmarks.
-Ensure that new products are presented in the broader category context and leverage buyer and consumer insights to support recommendations.
-Guarantee that customer management and store staff receive training and tools for relevant, user-friendly, value-added category management, and support the execution of 5P strategies and tactics (including trainings and visual/informative materials).
Mandatory Qualifications:
-Bachelor's D
egree in Marketing, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related fields (Or ongoing)
-At least 1 year of experience as a Catman or Commercial roles (Commercial Intelligence, Commercial Planning, Sales, Market Research) (Can include 1-year internships)
-Intermediate/Advanced English proficiency
Preferred Qualifications:
-Experience with planogram software (Spaceman, Prospace/Space Planning)
-Experience with Nielsen or Kantar
-Experience in mass consumption companies
-Master’s Degree/Specialization
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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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