Junior Product Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number #167375 - Milano, Lombardia, Italy

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 position will report to Group Product Manager.

Job Purpose

The candidate will play a key role in supporting the Group Product Manager to expand the brand's market share, with a specific focus on the Pharmacy and Parapharmacy channels, while also overseeing other channels (Perfume and E-commerce). This will be achieved through increasing brand awareness among Italian consumers and developing product launches and in-store activations that maximize rotations while building the brand image.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation flow for activations and product launches, liaising with all relevant functions;
• Execute campaign and POP materials, ensuring alignment with international guidelines;
• Provide valuable analysis to identify key insights and information on market trends/performance for brand success Monitoring and internal coordination in managing samples and in-store materials;
• Deal and partner with the sales team to support sell-in by adjusting the marketing plan and updating activities as needed;
• Collaboration with the international team on product launches, media creativity, and artworks;
• Creation of product codes and purchase orders;
• Support in budget management.
  
  

Key Requirement And Skills

• At least 2 years of relevant Marketing experience
• Knowledge of skincare channels and/or market would be considered as a plus
• Bachelor’s or Master's (or Post Grad Degree) in Economics / Marketing.
• Proficiency in the Office Suite
• Proficient in Italian and English (knowledge of French is a preferred qualification)
  
  

Key Competencies And Personal Attributes

• Positive attitude and ability to challenge the status quo and adapts quickly to new demands and challenges
• Promote Collaboration/Relationship Building
• Establishing trust and building links both internally and with agencies: initiating and developing long-term relationships and networks as a key priority.
• Planning & Priority Setting
• Excellent teamwork skills, with a strong analytical, commercial, and trade-marketing aptitude
• Ability to translate objectives into action plans
• Strategy/Vision: contribute to develop strategies and proactively responding to consumer/shopper trends, driven threats, and brand issues and opportunities
• Good analytic and decision making skills
• Good commercial and financial understanding
• Excellent communication skills
• Results/solution oriented with strong work ethic
• Optimistic, flexible, and confident approach to work
• Effective Project management skills
• Curious, external mind set
• Good ability to work autonomously
  
  

LOCATION: Filorga Italy Milan office

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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.

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