Shopper Development Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number #173678 - Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

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 Colgate-Palmolive

Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day consists of connecting with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions! If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be! Our dependable household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. We win as a global organization by continually learning and collaborating. The pride in our brand fuels a workplace that encourages creative thinking, champions experimentation, and promotes authenticity which has contributed to our enduring success. If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day.

Job Summary (Purpose)

Reporting to the Foodstuffs Team Leader this great role of Foodstuffs Shopper Development Manager - National, will be pivotal in accelerating growth in this strategic retailer, growing customer engagement and collaboration and building our brand penetration across the Awareness, Consideration, Purchase and Loyalty framework. Playing a key role in the Customer Development team, this position is responsible for the development and execution of a truly omnichannel category strategy. Utilising strong analytical skills to gain insights, the Shopper Development Manager must coordinate category solutions & range reviews and bring these to life in the market. They must also ensure the clear communication and alignment of strategies across the broader team. Critical to this exciting role, is an ability to work within a cross functional team in a fast paced environment with numerous internal and external stakeholders.

This person will champion a growth mindset with strong ambitions to grow, underpinned by data, insights, best practice learning and collaboration. Building a comprehensive understanding of the Foodstuffs Ecosystem will be key, and it will be paramount to share the knowledge back to the organisation in order to unlock growth opportunities. The role has great freedom to perform within the framework and suits a highly curious and passionate individual.

Main Responsibilities

• Development and execution of category strategy
• Lead Environmental Scans i.e the mining of Category Insights across a wide array of data sources
• Be a champion online and offline Consumer and Shopper knowledge to develop Category Stories
• Work closely with Foodstuffs as a Category Consultant
• Cross-functional engagement with Digital hub, Insights, Retail Marketing and Consumer Marketing teams
• Identification of knowledge gaps and highlight to the wider Commercial team
• Translation of analytics into relevant customer planning
• Planogram development – Apollo space planning tool
• All other duties as directed by the Company

What We Are Looking For

• You are a collaborator by nature and believe that bringing together the best people will drive a brilliant culture and business.
• You are an innovator with a growth mindset and the ability to connect the dots with a high degree of curiosity.
• You possess a passion for data and analytics and love telling stories based on these insights.
• Working in a fast paced environment drives you and managing ambiguity is normal.
• You possess a passion for Omnichannel retailing, digital shopper experiences and building brands in a rapidly changing environment.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience working in consumer product goods preferred
• Google Suite proficiency (i.e, Sheets, Slides, Docs) preferred

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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