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# 160082 - Montclair, New Jersey, United States 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!
hello is on a mission to build mundane moments magnificent for modern millennial families. We have spectacular growth momentum so buckle-up because we intend to keep our rocketship going!
We are a small but mighty team, with big dreams, a big loft, and big expectations and rewards for those that join in our mission. Together we are doing incredible things, and our ideal candidate will share and champion our values:
personal care should be more, well, personal. everything hello does is thoughtful, open, and leads the way. everything communicates, and hello takes pride in how they share their story, how they listen and respond, and how they "spread the friendly" to make a positive impact in the world. hello are creative doers and makers who are strategic in their thinking. They don't just manage, they make. how hello's products, their brand, and their interactions make people feel is exceptionally important to the company. It's all friendly all the time, without exception. thoughtful design is at the heart of everything hello builds; it differentiates them, and it enables their products to go beyond basic functionality, elevate the everyday, and generate deeper emotional connections. design is magic, it's hello's secret sauce, and they never take it for granted. We are seeking a hard-working brand innovation manager for our outstanding innovation team. This marketer will join a fun &, mighty team to help bring exciting, pioneering and friendly innovation to life across both oral and personal care categories.
What you will do: Understand the market: track competitive and analogous category innovation trends, technology, ingredients, formulas and evaluate relevance, fit and feasibility for hello. Deeply understand our modern millennial families (mmfs): develop a deep understanding of mmfs and their evolving needs/perceptions/experience of our products to develop people-centric solutions. Knowledge is developed through a variety of research methods, analytical tools, and in partnership with Consumer Insights. Dream and create: develop and test concepts that mmfs will love. Collaborate with cross-functional partners such as R&D, legal, regulatory, design, packaging and supply chain to assess feasibility and find ways to bring winning concepts to market. Coordinate assessment of new product ideas through hello's formulation philosophy to ensure adherence to guidelines. Partner with the supply chain team to manage timelines and ensure clarity of deliverables with the cross-functional team. Project management: turn winning concepts into products on shelves and in people's homes by leading claims development with cross functional team (legal, regulatory and knowledge management) packaging design with internal and external design agencies partnering with supply chain to bring products to life from manufacturing to shipping to retail lead R&D briefs to initiate technology development liaise with Canadian regulatory counterparts to understand feasibility of launch develop selling materials to help brand and sales team gain listing of new product, including technical demonstrations with R&D. Get into the financial weeds: In partnership with supply chain, category management and finance teams, set pricing strategy and develop financial assessments of new products (source of volume, volume projection, costing, pricing, share targets). Support core product optimization as required if it involves new formulation. We're looking for someone who: Is a Collaborative Team Player: leads cross-functional teams with an optimistic, productive, and can-do mindset Is Data Driven: You let facts, data and insights guide your recommendations. You have a knack of digging into data to uncover what's really happening and being able to share that clearly with others to influence action. Is a Passionate Innovator: You're passionate about falling in love with problems and coming up with ideas that you'll iterate and evolve to ultimately create winning solutions. Is People-Obsessed: You are passionate about people - understanding who they are, what problems they have, and creating solutions that will help better their lives. Has Grit: You don't let set-backs stop or demotivate you. You consistently demonstrate grit by working through challenges by pivoting and finding alternative ways through. Is Curious: You're hungry to learn more, continually improve and is ok challenging the status quo Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree 6+ years of commercial or Marketing experience or 4 years of experience + MBA Strong project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously Strong data analysis and interpretation skills Strong written, verbal and presentation communication skills Ability to embrace change; willingness to be flexible Highly collaborative and comfortable with working with cross-functional teams and various levels of management. Preferred Qualifications: 2+ years of professional experience in packaged goods / CPG. MBA Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $102,000.00 - $144,000.00 USD
Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes: Insurance: Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans. Retirement Plans: Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements Vacation/PTO: Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually Paid Holidays: Employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually Paid Sick Leave: Based on location and consistent with applicable state and local law, employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave on January 1st of each year Paid Parental Leave: Eligible employees may take up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave (varies for employees with fewer than 12 months of service and is subject to hours worked requirements) 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 with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.
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