Category Management Specialist

Requisition ID Posted 11/25/2025 - Customer Development/Sales - Mexico - Mexico City - Del.Miguel Hidalgo - Colgate-Palmolive - Travel - 50% of time - Hybrid

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number # Del.Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico

Who We Are

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.

The Category Management Specialist is the strategic partner for our customers, utilizing advanced data analysis (Nielsen,Kantar, Consumer Insights) to optimize product assortment, pricing, promotion, and shelf merchandising. They don't just analyze data; they translate it into actionable strategies that drive category growth for both our business and our retail partners, ensuring Colgate-Palmolive wins at the shelf every time.

What you'll do:

• Usage of Nielsen, Kantar and Consumer Insight studies to understand channel, segment and size trends, consumer needs and purchase decision process, purchase frequency, intensity and transaction size etc, with the objective of helping partner accounts improve management of the category.
• Analyze partner account data and compare with market to identify category opportunities and develop category strategies and tactics for assortment, pricing, promotion and merchandising at the point of sale
• Coordinate regular meetings between multi-functional category teams, ensuring meeting infrastructure meets all team needs at minimal cost
• Assist in development of motivating strategic presentations for all stages of process in core categories
• Manage category partnership process to ensure delivery of high quality, timely analysis and become an indispensable part of the account´s business
• Help coordinate in-field tests and rollout of implementation plans using Field Salesmen and specially trained Promoters, keeping Field Sales and Customer Marketing Management updated on progress and issues as they arise
• Help evaluate and monitor all tests before, during and after implementation and against control stores in order to build understanding of the impact of different tactics at the point of sale and improve CP´s overall understanding of category demand drivers Merchandising/Shelf Management
• Finalize generic category planograms based on strategies and tactics developed in Best Practices process
• Perform analysis of Account data and tailor planograms to account needs
• Support Field Sales, Consumer Marketing and Channel requests for merchandising support to help us "win at the shelf"

What we're looking for:

• Analytical thinking and decision making
• Team/Relationship building
• Planning, priority setting and results orientation
• Commercial (retailer and brand) awareness
• Creativity and flexibility
• Strategic thinking and vision
• Influencing and negotiation
• Financial understanding and numeracy

What do you need to apply?

• Concluded Bachelor's Degree
• At least 2 years of experience in Category Management (planograms, data base construction, supply)
• Availability to travel nationally
• Advanced English Proficiency

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

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 complete this request form should you require accommodation.