2-Years Rotational Commercial Graduate Programme

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 153241 - Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Location: Guildford, UK

Duration: 2 Years

Application Date: Rolling Deadline

Hey - Colgate is looking for you!

Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles our Commercial Graduate Programme is designed to develop you as a high performing individual who will compete to become a future Colgate leader, driving sustainable business growth in highly competitive markets and help us to build a future you can smile about. If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be!

Our dependable household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. The pride in our brand fuels a workplace that encourages creative thinking, champions experimentation, and promotes authenticity which has contributed to our enduring success.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values of Caring, Inclusivity & Courageousness, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day.

Now there is a fantastic opportunity for two curious and passionate Graduates to join our Northern Europe Hub Team. Could this be you?

A glimpse of what you’ll experience during your first two years:

Over the duration of the graduate programme, you will rotate through various functions within the business, with a major part of the rotation in our Customer Development and Consumer Experience Team. You will work with our Professional Oral Care, e-Commerce, Finance and Supply Chain teams as part of the rotation. You will also have the ability to work with some of our largest customers in the UK such as Sainsbury’s, Tesco & Asda.

Consumer Experience

• Supporting the management of launches and relaunches of our Experientials products end to end. Including packaging, digital commerce, website, social assets, home tester club etc

• Partnering with our digital transformation team to deliver best in class whitening and equity campaigns across CRM, search, digital media, PR and influencers. As well as testing new media like pinterest, tiktok, google tools etc

• Supporting our HUB markets across UK, Ireland & Nordic markets across 5Ps

• Working with our social enterprise partner ‘Change Please’ across the management, PR and social of Driving For Change initiative (providing dental services to people experiencing homelessness)

• Day to day management activities raising product orders, purchase orders plus tracking and management of advertising and promotional spend

Customer Development

• Working as part of a dynamic customer development team working across the UK’s number 1 retailer

• Responsibility for investment invoicing and financial analysis

• Externally building collaborative commercial relationships and networks with our retailers, driving engagement and optimising business plans and opportunities

• Internally collaborating cross functionally with the Brand Managers, Category Management and Shopper teams to develop the most customer-centric category growth plans and deliver best in class store execution

• Inspire and lead the relationship with our external field sales team to ensure promo compliance and on shelf availability

We’ll love to hear from you:

• In your final year/recently completed degree with a 2:1 or above

• The right to live and work in the UK for the entirety of the graduate programme

• Enjoys working in a fast paced environment

• Proactive individual who can handle multi-tasking, with exceptional planning and priority setting

• Passionate about brands, retail, shoppers and the consumer

What we offer:

• Competitive pension scheme

• Access to learning opportunities

• Employee assistance programme

• Pet-friendly workplace

• Paid volunteer days

Application Process

• Application Screening

• Virtual Video Interview

• Recruitment Day

• Offers extended

It is likely that you have read this far because you are interested, so we invite you to apply?

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.

Are you interested in working for Colgate-Palmolive? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

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 recognized 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.

For more information about Colgate’s global business, visit the Company’s web site at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To learn more about Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® oral health education program, please visit http://www.colgatebsbf.com. To learn more about Hill's and the Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love program please visit http://www.hillspet.com. To learn more about Tom’s of Maine please visit http://www.tomsofmaine.com.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.