Colgate-Palmolive is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries, specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in households worldwide, and we are guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous.

Job Title: Commercial Planning Jr Manager

Travel Required?: No Travel

Posting Start Date: 23/09/2025

Hybrid

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number#169438 - Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employer sections are included below.

Overview

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising 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.

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.

Main Purpose

The Commercial Planning Junior Manager is responsible for leading Commercial Planning and Category Management for assigned categories, with a focus on engaging customers in Poland.

This role involves collaborating across various functions to align and execute both category and brand strategies, coordinating the Sales Growth Planning and providing tools to define, deploy and track the 5Ps and shopper solution.

Main Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating the Sales Growth Planning process for Poland
• Leading the Category Management process by applying Category Management principles in cooperation with Customer Development to drive incremental category and company growth
• Identifying and managing category opportunities to boost omni demand generation, support trade and accelerate sales through market analysis
• Supporting the implementation of solutions from the activity grid and tracking the launch of new products to support customer and development efforts
• Co-leading Joint Business Planning and workshops for mutual growth with customers
• Co-managing sales conferences, head office events, newsletters with Customer Development Team
• Utilize advanced information systems and analytical tools for decision-making
• Engage in store visits, customer meetings, workshops, delivering key presentations to strategic customers

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree
• Fluency in Polish and English
• Minimum 3-4 years of working experience within FMCG. Working experience from CatMan/ Trade/Shopper Marketing/ Sales
• Proven ability to conduct customers presentations and business reviews
• Strong analytical mindset and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of Excel, advanced Google sheet user
• Experience with relevant software (NIQ , GfK/YouGov, planogram tools will be an asset)
• Team player, ability to manage work under stress

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, colour, 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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