Customer Development Executive San José, Costa Rica

No Relocation Assistance Offered
153000 - San Jose, San Jose, Costa Rica

Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day consists of working in a global organization, continually learning and collaborating, having stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions

If this is how you see your career, **Colgate is the place to be**

This position** represents the Colgate-Palmolive company, handling the relationship with the client** 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 balanced 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, 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. You need to understand the dynamics of eCommerce and seek innovative solutions.

**What you will do?**
- Developing and managing relationships between Colgate Palmolive and Customers
- Implement CP's commercial strategies, ensuring the accurate execution of 5p's
- Carry out credit policies defined by CP
- Achieve sales objectives of the assigned territor
- Maintain and Handle proactive communication with customers, participate on Top to Top meetings, activity grid negotiation, Joint Business Planning monitoring
- Trade Visits to find opportunities, competitors activities, and ensure accurate 5Ps execution
- Customer Inventory Management, ensuring accurate Days on Hand (DOH) by customer, and on point of sales both regular exhibition and additional off shelf exhibition
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards

**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering or related
- At least 2 years in Commercial Area and/or trade marketing in consumer goods company
- 75% of English language
- Negotiation Skills
- Intermediate-advanced Excel for handling large amounts of information
- This is a hybrid role, however about 50% of the time you will be required to be on the field

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Digital Literacy Office, Google Tools and SAP management

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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 recognised 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.