Colgate-Palmolive is recruiting Sales Assistant - Contract

Colgate-Palmolive is recruiting Sales Assistant - Contract 

Colgate-Palmolive is recruiting Sales Assistant - Contract

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!

We are Colgate, a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. We are Colgate, a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets, and our planet. We are a leading global consumer products company with 34,000 people dedicated to improving the health and wellness of people and their pets. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition and reaching more than 200 countries and territories, Colgate teams are developing, producing, distributing and selling health and hygiene products and pet nutrition offerings essential to society through brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, hello, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Filorga, eltaMD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.

We are also recognized for its leadership and innovation in promoting environmental sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in saving water, reducing waste, promoting recyclability and improving the oral health of children through our Bright Smiles, Bright Futures program, which has reached more than one billion children since 1991.

Engagements

Diversité, équité et inclusion

Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve — and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way. If we do these two things well, when we maintain diverse, open and honest input from each other, our partners and customers, we succeed. Learn more about our committment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion by following us LinkedIn and visiting our website.

Durabilité environnementale

With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create a positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy, based on our three Key Ambitions: Driving Social Impact, Helping Millions of Homes and Preserving Our Environment. Learn more about our sustainability and social impact commitments and actions by following us on LinkedIn and visiting our website.

Sales Assistant Contract - 12 Months

Job Summary

The Retail Marketing and Sales Assistant provides administrative support to the Loblaw Customer Development Team and provides analytical, administrative and logistics support to the Retail Marketing Team.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

Customer (Loblaw Enterprise):

Assist the Loblaw Enterprise (LCL/SDM) Customer Managers in completing weekly reports such as the flyer report, the promotional summary Report and with the coordination of the weekly Team update presentation. 

Support the LCL/SDM Team in the creation of the monthly share of market update, the creation of the monthly Discipline presentation (CAM) and booking the pre-CAM meeting, and consolidating the monthly Retail Priorities for our Broker Partner (Advantage). 

Create/maintain a tracking tool to track the Lump sum deal sheet creation. 

Support the LCL/SDM Team with soliciting Customer samples and also in the coordination of the LDIA Administrative access. 

Assist Customer Managers completing Article Workflow(new items) & updating cost change forms. 

Lead the coordination of Institutional Page development between the Customer Manager and the Agency. 

Lead weekly flyer tracking for Colgate and competition. 

Assist Customer Managers and Retail Marketing with the flyer insert process. 

Lead the update of the display bill back MOG update within the Customer’s Portal. 

Retail Marketing:

Provide administrative support to the Retail Marketing Team in tasks such as meeting coordination, coordination of sales samples, creation of new sku’s, updating the annual customer planning materials, list price, the creation or modification of launch displays and other ad-hoc logistical and administrative tasks. 

Helps to create and coordinate formats and templates to facilitate gathering and consolidating data and information from the Customer Development Teams. 

Develops and helps with ad hoc category business analysis. (e.g.SOM, Distrib., 5P’s) that facilitate the decision making process. 

Supports the Omni and Digital Marketing Team in the development of Retailer flyers in partnership with the Sales Team. 

Supports the routing of displays and pack artwork through our Beat system for approval. 

Works collaboratively with the Omni Customer Marketing Team to develop coupon plans, pack shots and any sample requests. 

Qualifications:

Level of Education: Bachelor's degree required

Years of Experience (range): 1+ years consumer goods industry experience 

Functional Experience and Technical Skills:

Solid analytical skills

Detailed Oriented 

Proficiency in working with cross-functional teams to achieve business results

Proficiency in Google Suite applications 

Our Commitment to Sustainability

With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

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 contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.