Category Manager, Oral Care: Data-Driven Shelf Growth

Colgate Palmolive; Rosemont (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance Within Country

Job summary

Colgate Palmolive seeks a Category Manager for the Walgreens Oral Care division in Rosemont, IL. You will analyze POS and syndicated data, transform insights into powerful stories, and lead space planning and 5P execution to elevate our oral care portfolio on-shelf.

You'll collaborate with retail buyers and internal teams to drive strategy, optimize promotions, and measure impact with advanced analytics tools. This role demands strong data literacy and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4+ years in consumer product goods sales, category management, or related commercial marketing roles.
• 4+ years analyzing syndicated data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Translate insights into compelling narratives for category reviews and retail growth.
• Own 5P execution across product placement, pricing, and promotion.
• Design customer planograms and optimize shelf placement for launches.
• Conduct post-campaign analyses to measure promotional effectiveness.
• Build consultative relationships with external buyers and cross-functional teams.
• Leverage data platforms (Nielsen, Circana, Numerator, Spectra) for actionable recommendations.

Skills

Data-driven storytelling

Category management

Syndicated data analysis

Retail data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JDA

Nielsen/Circana experience

Job description

Colgate Palmolive seeks a Category Manager for the Walgreens Oral Care division in Rosemont, IL. You will analyze POS and syndicated data, transform insights into powerful stories, and lead space planning and 5P execution to elevate our oral care portfolio on-shelf.

You'll collaborate with retail buyers and internal teams to drive strategy, optimize promotions, and measure impact with advanced analytics tools. This role demands strong data literacy and cross-functional leadership.