Category Management Analyst

No Relocation Assistance Offered
125490 - Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

**Purpose of the position**:
Promote the Oral Care categories to different clients, proposing strategies and a tactical plan for their development. Serve as a link between the commercial area of CP and the clients in order to provide insights and valuable information on the category that allows capturing business opportunities.
**Let's talk about responsibilities**:

- Analyze the performance of these categories using tools such as Nielsen to identify opportunities in terms of assortment and shelf display.
- Develop planograms that reflect strategies agreed with clients using the Spaceman and JDA program.
- Periodically generate management reports (Scorecards) to monitor the performance of the categories and ensure the monitoring and control of the main KPIs of the business.
- Develop CatMan opportunities with key customers working in collaboration with them to complete the process and implement it in the store,
- Analyze shopper insights by category and customer to feed the CatMan process, improving our strategy and tactical development.
- Provide information to Consumer Insights to develop expertise in consumer needs, Hierarchy of purchasing decisions, etc. by retail environment and for key customers.
- Analysis of category dynamics for key customers: CP and competitor 5P in order to tailor CP category strategies and tactics to the needs of individual customers.
- Provide objective experience for clients, generating trust and maintaining confidentiality standards with the information you provide us.
- Regularly update categories to provide analysis on trends, opportunities, and competitive benchmarks.
- Ensure that new products are presented within the general context of the category and leverage the knowledge of buyers and consumers to justify recommendations.
- Ensure that Customer Management and store staff receive expertise in relevant, value-added and user-friendly categories and plans for the management and execution of 5P strategies / tactics (Trainings, visual / informational material).
**What you need for this position**:

- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or related
- Working experience in the commercial area
- Advanced management of computer tools (especially excel, ppt)
- Intermediate English
**Desirable**:

- Google tools
- Master's degree or specialization
- Experience of at least one year in consumer goods companies, retailers, multinationals and / or market information consultants
- Experience in Category management
- Knowledge of planogramming software (Spaceman, Prospace / Space Planning) and market information management (Nielsen, Kantar Panel, CCR).

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.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.