Job Description

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 151371 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of people and their pets? What about having the opportunity to connect with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions?

If this is how you see your career, Hill\'s is the place to be!

We are Hill\'s Pet Nutrition a multi billion dollar, global division of Colgate-Palmolive Company and the maker of Prescription Diet, Science Diet, and Balanced Advantage brand pet food. Our mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets by providing the best groundbreaking pet nutrition technology, products, and expertise to pet owners, veterinary professionals and other key pet professionals worldwide. Our company is a globally recognized Best Place to Work.

About the role:

We\'re looking for a hardworking and dynamic Associate Brand Manager to accomplished by the development of brand strategy objectives, and annual plans through identifying veterinary staff and pet owner insights, and translating them into \xe2\x80\x9cgo to market plans\xe2\x80\x9d that drive brand endorsement and market share.

Works with Retail Activation Manager, Professional Vet Affairs and Vet Channel Commercial Team to ensure excellent program execution to achieve the brand\'s targeted strategic/tactical results while delivering the annual brand P&L commitments.

What you will do:

Work on the development and execution of programs and product launches to achieve specific brand and category objectives (share, volume, distribution)

Analysis of consumption and share data to identify business performance trends and issues. Provide reporting and insights to the commercial team.

Assists in the planning and achievement the consumer and professional media plans, including establishing media plan tactics with agency partners, leading development of assets and measuring success.

Develops and maintains strong working relationships with Hill\'s global colleagues and with agency partners. Participates in relevant meetings and in Go To Market teams.

Assists in developing and understanding consumer research and insights through knowledge of industry trends and of research reports.

Runs marketing support for industry trade shows and key veterinary association partnerships/sponsorships

*Sales Team Support

Assists in providing sales communication on innovation and marketing programs to the Business Account Managers and field sales team.

Assist with the management of RRD POP materials inventory to ensure efficiencies

Collaborates with field sales team to lead marketing requests (in-clinic signage requests, customer specific tactics)

Assists Sr. Brand Manager in developing and delivering presentations at sales meetings and monthly sales team conference calls.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor degree required.

3-5 years marketing experience in the consumer products/pharmaceutical industry, preferably with B2B or professional channel marketing experience

Shown ability to develop and implement marketing plans, as well as generate consumer insight and translate into business-building ideas.

Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills with ability to lead multi-functional teams and participate as a team member.

Preferred Qualifications

University degree in marketing or related business field required; MBA preferred

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 Hill\'s Pet Nutrition? 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.

Work that matters, fueled by passion for pets! At Hill\'s we have a purpose. Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, amazing nutrition, and the best and brightest people. Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition, Hills\' mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets.

HILL\'S\xc2\xae Prescription Diet\xc2\xae therapeutic pet foods, HILL\'S\xc2\xae Science Diet\xc2\xae and HILL\'S\xc2\xae Ideal Balance\xe2\x84\xa2 wellness pet foods are sold worldwide. Hill\'s is a division of Colgate-Palmolive, a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, with sales of products in more than 200 countries. To learn more about Hill\'s and Colgate, please visit and , or find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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.

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