Customer Development Executive

Colgate-Palmolive Company San Salvador, El Salvador

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Job Description

Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programs that enrich communities around the world.

Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.

A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.

Information at a Glance

Job Title: Customer Development Executive

Travel Required?: Travel - 75% of time or more

Posting Start Date: 5/7/26

Hybrid

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #173193 - San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador

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.

JOB SUMMARY

This position represents the Colgate Palmolive company, managing the relationship with the customer based on trust and respect, marketing and developing the 5p's of the different product categories, in order to increase sales profitably, improve levels of their distribution and market shares, in accordance with our business principles and maintaining a healthy credit portfolio.

Helps prepare, negotiate and implement JBP, marketing and promotional campaigns to drive demand. Forecast, develop, implement and supervise customer specific plans to achieve our commercial goals of net sales, share of market, and margin within budget spend. Communicate plans to field teams for in-store support. Visit stores to better understand implementation challenges to optimize future approaches. Share findings, insights and recommendations.

In an omnichannel landscape you need to be curious and Digitally Savvy with an agile approach to adapt to it.

Essential Functions

Oversee the execution of 5P strategy implementation within established commercial guidelines.
Developing and maintaining relationships between Colgate Palmolive and Customers.
Implement CP's commercial strategies, ensuring the correct execution of 5p's.
Enforce credit policies defined by CP.
Achieve sales objectives of the assigned territory.
Maintain and Manage proactive communication with customers, participate on Top to Top meetings, activity grid negotiation, Joint Business Planning monitoring.
Carry out the administrative work of the account which includes: request for credit notes, rebates, or support for them, monitoring and maintenance of the current account.
Trade Visits to identify opportunities, competitors activities, and ensure correct 5Ps execution.
Customer Inventory Management, ensuring correct Days on Hand (DOH) by customer, and on point of sales both regular exhibition and additional off shelf exhibition.
Analyze information generated through statistics to make the right decisions that benefit the company and the customer, such as promotional plans, negotiation and monitoring of Growth Plans, programming and offers planning for each customer, Joint Business Plan (JBP) preparation.
Monitor the performance of each team member (when applicable) through the PM and D (Performance Management and Development) process. Provide advice and timely feedback for the staff development and achievement of business objectives, ensuring that all the members of the team are clear about the R&R of their positions and promoting teamwork to ensure a motivated team
Drive incremental distribution and growth while increasing visibility with scale.
Proactively understanding customers needs and recommending solutions to the different requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Work Experience

At least 3 years In Commercial Area / trade marketing in consumer goods company Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

75% of English language Required
Negotiation Skills Required
Advanced Excel for handling large amounts of information. Required
Computer Literacy Office, Google Tools and SAP management Preferred
Driver Licence

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.

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