Colgate-Palmolive is a global company serving people in over 200 countries and territories with consumer products that make their lives healthier and more enjoyable. Colgate manufactures and markets oral care, personal care, home care and pet nutrition products under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Speed Stick, Lady Speed S...
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The main purpose of this role will be to develop Strategy, Innovation and IBE for our key brands. You will handle and implement outstanding innovation & IBE including:
Partnering with insights to leverage people centricity and trends
Define the Brand Promise, Strategy, and Long Term Growth Plan (incl. 4Ps, innovation & communication)
Develop focussed innovation roadmaps based on the brand/hubs strategic needs and commercial requirements
Develop the specific innovations for all elements of the bundle - partnering with R&D Technology, Supply Chain, Packaging & Design
Develop the IBE by partnering with our advertising agency & collaborating with other Divisions Besides this, you will need to partner with other cross functional teams including Customer Development, Retail Marketing and Finance.
Skills And Proficiencies:
Proven to be proficient in the ability to be strategic & analytical (connecting the dots), challenge “group think”, being creative, dealing with ambiguity, leading cross functional teams.
Having the candour of a growth mindset, people centricity, being up to the challenge and always curious / passionate along with the functional skills/familiarity in digital & design.
Required Qualification:
10+ Years of successful experience in FMCG marketing (brand strategy, portfolio management, communication development, commercial growth plans)
4-5+ Years of demonstrated capability in end-to-end innovation development
Full understanding of the innovation process from insight scouting to concept writing & testing, to full bundle development & go to market with the commercial teams
Full bundle development - formula, clinical support, claims, design & packaging
Management of cross functional teams to deliver
Experience in Design thinking & agile innovation development