Sr. Manager, NA Category Strategy

Colgate; City of Rochester (NY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) matching

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive, a global consumer products company, seeks a Sr. Manager, NA Category Strategy to deliver strategic thought leadership and category solutions for North America.

You will act as the national shopper behavior and category expert for the Customer Development Organization and partner with Retail Marketing Leads to drive omni-channel growth. Based in New York, NY, the role reports to the Director of Category Management and require strong collaboration with Insights, Marketing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 8+ years in consumer insights or category management.
• Experience analyzing shopper behavior and POS data.
• Experience with customer shopper data and syndicated services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic thought leadership and category strategies for North America enterprise.
• Partner with Retail Marketing Leads and field sales to implement plans.
• Translate shopper insights into actionable category recommendations for retailers.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Insights, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Sales.
• Synthesize data from POS and shopper sources to tell fact-based stories.
• Collaborate with HQ and field teams to align on annual category strategy and execution.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and implement creative solutions across channels.

Skills

Consumer Insights

Shopper Insights

Category Management

Data Analysis

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Luminate

Dunnhumby

ExtraCare

Numerator

Nielsen

IRI

Job description

Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programs that enrich communities around the world.

Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.

A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.

Job Title: Sr. Manager, NA Category Strategy

Travel Required?: Travel - 25% of time

Hybrid

No Relocation Assistance Offered

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.

As the Sr. Manager, NA Category Strategy, you'll deliver strategic thought leadership, insights, and solutions to accelerate omni growth for North America Enterprise. You will be the national shopper behavior & category expert for the Customer Development Organization and partner to the Retail Marketing Leads (Sr. BDM). This position will report to the Director of Category Management. You will be responsible for designing, facilitating, and implementing personal care/ home care/ oral care category strategies, developing processes and tools for field sales and retail customers, and influencing corporate strategy for key business areas.

**This position is based out of our New York, NY office (Park Avenue) where you are expected to work in-office 4x week (Monday - Thursday).**

Responsibilities

• Leverage insights and analytics to articulate the category, segment and occasion trends will be important. Similarly, strategically plan for new, existing and exciting assortment will be necessary. You will enable the broader strategy with category partners and in partnership with customer teams.
• Have a track record of providing customer specific recommendations based on your ability to synthesize customer shopper data, insights & point of sale data.
• Represent our Customer and Field Sales teams and serve as their voice to several headquarter functions. You will ensure that the voice of our Retailers / Sales teams is represented within our strategies & plans. You will also be the voice of the category team to the field team to help clarify and build confidence in the strategic plans.
• Drive a strong alignment and partnership with the sales team will be key to your success. It is important to be inclusive of both the account managers and the execution leads to identify needs, timing, distribution, execution & support plans, etc. You will work on articulating, producing, and selling the annual category strategy.
• Demonstrate a strong ability to interpret, integrate and communicate shopper behavior, insights & POS data. You can successfully tell fact-based stories to drive Colgate & category solutions.
• Wwork cross-functionally across the Colgate Palmolive organization. You will have significant partnership needs across our entire Commercial Organization: Insights and Analytics, Marketing, Supply Chain, Research & Development, and Sales.
• Lead by influencing the agenda through collaboration, negotiation and thought leadership. It is critical for you to be able to lead a group of diverse functions and ensure they are all working towards progressive initiatives.
• Seekopportunities to improve and implement creative solutions. You dig into the reason behind the numbers, are able to look at the results and find out the reasons for what is driving those results and guide the team accordingly.
• Demonstrate an ability to think beyond single-channel execution, with a strong understanding of how we translate category strategy across both physical and digital enviroments

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 8+ years of Consumer, Shopper Insights, Shopper Behavior and/or Category Management experience
• Experience working with customer Shopper Behavior Data (Luminate,Dunhumby, ExtraCare, 1010, etc.)
• Experience working with Household Panel data (Numerator, Nielsen Panel, etc.)
• Experience working with a syndicated service (Nielsen, IRI) account

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in consumer product goods
• Experience working on cross-functional teams
• Experience working in omnichannel or eCom environments, with the ability to translate category strategies across physical and digital touchpoints, including exposure to digital shelf, online assortment and cross-channel execution
• Microsoft Office or Google Suite proficiency (i.e, Sheets, Slides, Docs)

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary Range $124,000.00 - $174,000.00 USD
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability coverage
• Participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
• Minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours)
• 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year)
• Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws
• Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies

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, 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.