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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. Job Title: Associate Category Manager, Walmart Travel Required?: Travel - up to 10% of time Posting Start Date: 2/17/26 Hybrid No Relocation Assistance Offered Job Number#171672 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada 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 valuesCaring, Inclusive, and Courageouswe foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all. The Associate Category Manager and Category Advisor for Walmart will identify opportunities to deliver category and customer growth through fact-based recommendation. The Associate Category Manager/Category Advisor will assess trends, analyze PL data, shopper data and syndicated/point of sale data to identify key customer opportunities for growth. This role demands high energy and agility, assertive management skills, an aptitude to resolve complex problems, understanding of market dynamics and employment of good decision making skills. This is a hybrid position and will work from the Toronto office 4x week. Responsibilities Serve as category advisor to Walmart, completing Walmart weekly reports, projects and ad-hoc requests as required by the Walmart buyer. Complete modular review process leveraging category analysis, shopper insights and available analytic tools As category expert, deliver best in class presentations that highlight category growth opportunities, risks and potential challenges Develop compelling customer presentations for new innovation, key business issues, planogram and shelf recommendations Build and maintain strong, multi-level relationships internally and externally based on mutual trust and integrity Align & synchronize Colgate brand strategies/priorities with customer strategies to create win-win outcomes. Execute new product initiatives in line with joint business plans Support category management growth through shelf management technologies, POS and Nielsen applications, with emphasis on fact based selling Demonstrate expertise in category management and efficient assortment decisions while influencing to help drive category growth Use shelf management software and category expertise to recommend optimal shelf placement for new and existing products, with the objective of expanding and securing distribution/placement Evaluate share of shelf and uncover opportunities to drive planogram recommendations internally/externally Evaluate effectiveness of Colgate and competitive promotions through post promo-analysis. Make clear recommendations internally & externally Be proficient in interpreting shopper and consumer research to drive category solutions development with customers (i.e. Numerator) Use an entrepreneurial insight led approach to proactively identify business issues, dig into data to uncover drivers of change, connect multiple data sources into a simple persuasive story Actively participate in team building and best practice sharing to increase overall team effectiveness Work with all functional areas of the customer development team to develop and execute the business Monitor and scorecard execution of 7P activities against established objectives and guidelines Reqired qualifications 5+ years experience in consumer packaged goods or other relevant sales/data/marketing experience 2+ years of Category Management experience, using syndicated service (Nielsen, IRI, Retail Link, Scintilla, Numerator, promo Intel, etc.) Proficient in JDA Space Planning/Blue Yonder and planogram development Proficient with Google Suite Preferred qualifications Category advisorship experience Compensation Salary Range $105,300.00 - $122,850.00 CAD per year Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to experience, education, skills and work or office location. In addition to your salary, Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc. / Hills Pet Nutrition Canada Inc. offers a performance based bonus and competitive benefits package. Our Commitment to Inclusion Our journey begins with our peopledeveloping 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. #LI-Hybrid #J-18808-Ljbffr