Commercial Excellence Specialist

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number#175131 - Warsaw Mazovia Poland

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

Role Summary

The Marketing Execution Excellence Specialist takes the lead in turning innovation plans into reality. Acting as the central project manager from a marketing perspective this role leads the end-to-end execution process from the initial marketer debrief to final project delivery. By navigating ambiguity establishing process fundamentals and driving cross-functional alignment this team member accelerates speed-to-market and builds a lasting competitive advantage for Colgate-Palmolive

Key Responsibilities

• Project Leadership & management: drives innovation execution process driving time management coordinating cross-functional team and ensuring on-time task completion

• Hands-On Execution: beyond traditional project management actively executing essential marketing deliverables

• Process Harmonization: defining and creating new process fundamentals. Continuously simplify and harmonize innovation workflows to improve agility and speed-to-market

• Hub Collaboration: direct collaborator with Hub Execution Excellence teams to complete critical marketing milestones for project completion

• Cross-Functional Synergy: lead execution from a marketing perspective building strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Project Management or a related field

• At least 46 years of experience in project management marketing execution commercial operations

• Hybrid skillset with a proven ability to seamlessly pivot between high-level project management and hands-on task execution

• High level of autonomy drive and accountability; capable of taking ownership of projects and moving them forward while managing complexity with confidence

• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills with the ability to build strong work relationships across divisional marketing regional hubs and cross-functional teams

• Proven adaptability and comfort undergoing transformation and process change

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in CPG/FMCG innovation processes preferably within a regional or global organization

• Demonstrated ability to build harmonize and simplify processes from scratch across different categories or geographies

• Deep understanding of marketing inputs for product launches including artwork processes copy sheets and SKU master data management

• Resilient and persuasive with the ability to influence without direct authority adjust strategies quickly and pivot when necessary

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 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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