Associate Retail Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 158641 - Overland Park, Kansas, 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!
 

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of people and their pets? What about having the opportunity to connect with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions?

 

If this is how you see your career, Hill’s is the place to be!

 

Hill’s Pet Nutrition is a multi billion dollar, global division of Colgate-Palmolive Company and the maker of Prescription Diet and Science Diet brand pet food. Our mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets by providing the best leading-edge pet nutrition technology, products, and expertise to pet owners, veterinary professionals and other key pet professionals worldwide. Our company is a globally recognized Best Place to Work.

 

The Associate Retail Manager plays a critical role in driving sales. This role is responsible for executing nutritional education, distribution, pricing, placement, promotional and POP Messaging objectives at store through Agency partners. As such, the role works with and trains our Agency partners to meet all retail objectives in assigned stores as well as act as liaison between internal stakeholders and Agency retail execution teams. The role is responsible for retail execution in all customers serviced by Agency partners within their dedicated retail environment(s) and serves as key contact for all retail support of assigned customers.

 

What You Will Do:

• Leadership/Strategic Planning
  • Provide retail in-store execution expertise to the Agency customer development team for specific customers in a defined geography and assigned accounts. ◦ Direct and implement in store selling programs to gain incremental display execution ◦ Formulate specific action plans to address issues and maximize opportunities at assigned accounts. • Achieve strong results by directing agency partner on all Speed-to-Shelf objectives, Share of Shelf / brand placement execution, and Plan-o-gram compliance within the assigned retail environments/customers. 
• In-Store Execution
  • Manage account operational relationships to maximize support of in-store execution including retail meetings coordinated by department and conducted in conjunction with internal stakeholders. ◦ Lead the Retail Agency by directing and translating brand strategies and customer priorities into optimal retail store conditions for maximum sales results and share growth within the assigned retail environments/customers. ◦ Manage the communication process between agency partners and customer teams. ◦ Ensure best in class in-store communication. 
• Operational Effectiveness
  • Obtain maximum distribution in all authorized stores, reduce out-of-stocks, nutritional education excellence, and build business through managing store compliance. • Train and work with 3rd party team members in the field to achieve results. • Conduct retail management and focus meetings. 
• Quarterly Agency Field work-withs.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree 
• 5+ years CPG experience
• Ability to identify and engage internal and external stakeholders to accomplish best in class execution 
• Awareness of Go To Market strategies and retail operations 
• Analytical experience including customer retail data 
• Google suite including high level knowledge of Sheets, Slides and Docs is required 

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 2+ years Agency management 

 

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Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $91,200.00 - $128,000.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge