Commercial Graduate

Over the duration of the programme, you will rotate through various functions within the business, with rotations within our Customer Development and Consumer Experience Team. You will work with our Professional Oral Care, e-Commerce, Finance and Supply Chain teams in the rotation. You will also have the ability to collaborate with some of our largest customers in the UK such as Sainsbury's, Tesco & Asda.,

• Supporting the management of launches and relaunches of our Experientials products end to end. Including packaging, digital commerce, website, social assets, home tester club etc
• Partnering with our digital transformation team to deliver outstanding whitening and equity campaigns across CRM, search, digital media, PR and influencers as well as testing new media like pinterest, tiktok, google tools etc
• Supporting our HUB markets across UK, Ireland & Nordic markets across 5Ps
• Working with our social enterprise partner 'Change Please' across the management, PR and social of Committing To Change initiative (providing dental services to people experiencing homelessness)
• Day to day management activities raising product orders, purchase orders plus tracking and management of advertising and promotional spend
CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT
• Working as part of a dynamic customer development team working across the UK's number 1 retailer
• Responsibility for investment invoicing and financial analysis
• Externally building collaborative commercial relationships and networks with our retailers, driving engagement and optimising business plans and opportunities
• Internally collaborating cross functionally with the Brand Managers, Category Management and Shopper teams to develop the most customer-centric category growth plans and deliver outstanding store execution
• Encourage and own the relationship with our external field sales team to ensure promo compliance and on shelf availability, 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.
  
  In your final year/recently completed degree with a 2:1 or above
• The right to live and work in the UK for the entirety of the graduate programme
• Enjoys working in a fast paced environment
• Proactive individual who can handle multi-tasking, with outstanding planning and priority setting
• Passionate about brands, retail, shoppers and the consumer
  
  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 values-Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous-we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all. Location: Woking, Surrey Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? Our Commercial Graduate Programme is crafted to develop you as a high performing individual who will compete to become a future Colgate leader, driving sustainable business growth in highly competitive markets and help us to build a future you can smile about. If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be! Our dependable household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. The pride in our brand fuels a workplace that encourages creative thinking, champions experimentation, and promotes authenticity which has contributed to our enduring success. If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day. Now there is a fantastic opportunity for two curious and passionate Graduates to join our Northern Europe Hub Team. Could this be you?


• Competitive pension scheme
• Access to learning opportunities
• Employee assistance programme
• Pet-friendly workplace
• Paid volunteer days