Category Management Specialist

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number#168817 - Hidalgo Mexico City Mexico

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 valuesCaring Inclusive and Courageouswe foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together lets build a brighter healthier future for all.

About the role

As aCATMAN (Category Management Specialist) for Walmart you will create and share compelling stories with Customers that provide insight to how shopper behaviors are influencing our categories. You will serve as the category guide by delivering insight-based engaging category presentations and highlighting opportunities. As the expert of the category youll be partnering with retailers to optimize their operations and profitability ensuring our products move efficiently from the shelf to the consumers home to drive their return on investment.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead Category Management Strategy: Develop and present the companys category management vision and expertise to key accounts to build market dominance. Prioritize accounts and categories to ensure resources are focused on the most strategic areas of the business.

• Drive Growth Initiatives: Analyze account and shopper data to identify opportunities and create data-driven category strategies for assortment pricing promotion and merchandising. Coordinate cross-functional teams to develop best-practice templates and strategic presentations that drive business growth.

• Manage Partnerships and Implementation: Serve as a critical partner for accounts by managing the category process delivering high-quality timely analysis and ensuring ongoing collaboration. Coordinate in-field tests and implementation plans working with sales teams to ensure smooth execution and rapid feedback.

• Evaluate and Optimize Performance: Monitor and evaluate all tests against control groups to measure the impact of different tactics and build an understanding of category demand drivers. Use these insights to create a database of success stories to strengthen presentations and promote internal knowledge sharing.

• Enhance Shopper Insights & Merchandising: Collaborate with consumer insights and channel teams to define research needs and integrate shopper insights into tailored category presentations. Develop and adapt planograms based on consumer decision trees to optimize shelf presence and support sales teams in winning at the shelf.

• Monitor and Budget: Monitor competitive activity in category management and prepare the annual budget for all related activities including data research training and merchandising.

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree
• At least 2 years of experience managing the Walmart account as a Catman or a similar role
• Experience working with Nielsen
• Intermediate/Advanced English Level

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our peopledeveloping 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.

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