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Colgate-Palmolive Key Account Manager Hill's Pet Nutrition (Thailand) in Bangkok, Thailand

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number #164852 - Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

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.

Job Summary

  • To plan and implement sales and business plans for national or regional multiple accounts in order to achieve agreed company goals in terms of sales volume, space, product assortment, promotion target in pet channel.

  • Communicate persuasively the technical superiority, practical application and commercial benefits of Hill’s products in these accounts.

  • Lead and co-operate with local distributor Key Customer field team to implement plans and deliver setting targets.

  • Ensure that Hill’s Pet Nutrition is the strategic partner of choice in small animal nutrition.

  • Explore and identify business opportunity and set model.

  • Align with Hill’s strategy to work with distributor management team.

  • Build up interaction and work closely with distributor account/field sales reps to deliver goals.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Task

  • Develops, prepares and implements agreed annual business plans for each account consistent with overall sales volume in line with annual contract with T&C agreement:

  • Space/visibility within designated account of Hill’s existing products

  • Rapid acceptance and distribution of new products

  • Increased distribution on existing product lines

  • Fair share of shelf

  • Develops, prepares and implements agreed customer service and promotion plans (in association with channel sales management as appropriate) which respond competitively to the needs of the customer and which are consistent with overall sales and marketing plans.

  • Maintains close contact with the key decision-makers in each account to ensure the development and maintenance of excellent relationships between the Company and customers.

  • Monitors the achievement of sales objectives with each major account and identifies and proposes plans for exploiting business development activities and implements plans for remedial action where necessary.

  • Ensures that all functions involved in the delivery of agreed customer support of business development activities are briefed in an accurate and timely manner.

  • Monitors competitor activity in each account, ensures that an appropriate response is formulated and implemented where necessary and that all relevant competitor information is disseminated within the Company.

  • Identifies potential new accounts and prepares and implements appropriate accounts penetration plans.

  • Maintain daily accurate records of all professional and administrative activities in the national reporting system.

  • Comply with call KPI’s as specified.

  • Possess a sound knowledge of small animal nutrition and product information.

  • Represent Hill’s at meetings/conferences e.g. Store Open Days & Account Trade Shows.

Education/ Experience Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary or has a veterinary nurse certificate. A MBA degree is a plus.

  • Minimum 5 years sales experience in Key Account Management.

  • Preferable experience in pharmaceutical, retail (FMCG), nutrition.

  • Familiar with Pet food business is a plus.

Expected Areas of Skills

  • Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes.

  • Strong account management and customer development skills.

  • Strong team player.

  • Demonstrated ability to effectively manage sales plan execution.

  • Good interpersonal skills.

  • Excellent communication skills (internal and external, all levels).

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

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 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaxk_eF4utznQoVHlxmL9jVFJbOkM4Oe5CAdKOg-h9EPdLfg/viewform) should you require accommodation.

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