Retail Marketing Specialist

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #175951 - Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic

Who We Are

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, 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.

About the Role

Are you a commercially minded marketing strategist ready to transform shopper insights into high-impact retail execution? As our Retail Marketing Specialist, you will bridge consumer insights and retail environment (RE) strategies to drive demand and sustainable sales growth across key channels, including Minisupers and Pharmacies. By defining and monitoring 5P execution (Product, Price, Placement, Promotion, Population/People), tracking channel performance, and co-creating promotional strategies with Sales and Customer Marketing teams, you will ensure our brand portfolio dominates the point of sale. If you thrive on analyzing commercial performance, optimizing trade investments, and serving as a trusted retail expert, this role is an excellent opportunity!

Core Responsibilities

• Channel & RE Strategy: Develop short- and long-term Retail Environment strategies tailored for Minisupers and Pharmacy channels, leveraging shopper and market trends to outpace market growth.
• 5P Execution & Analytics: Define, monitor, and analyze 5P execution by channel to optimize product positioning, pricing, shelf presence, and promotional effectiveness.
• Commercial Alignment & Planning: Partner closely with Field Sales, Customer Marketing, and Customer Development Teams (CDT) to align shopper plans, assign clear targets, and achieve channel priorities.
• Financial & Performance Reviews: Participate in monthly business reviews (CBP discipline) to evaluate volume, net sales, Gross-to-Net (GTN), trade spend investment, and margins against targets, executing strategic adjustments when needed.
• Promotion & Baseline Optimization: Utilize category management tools and shopper insights to build efficient promotional plans and maximize baseline sales volume.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as an internal consultant and external partner, building strong, trust-based relationships across sales, marketing, and commercial leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3+ years of commercial, trade marketing, customer marketing, or sales experience within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite or Google Workspace (Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides).
• Intermediate to Advanced English proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing trade strategies specifically within the Minisuper and Pharmacy / Drugstore retail channels.
• Strong project management capabilities with a proven track record in retail environment execution and point-of-sale activations.

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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