Careers at Colgate

Colgate-Palmolive is the opportunity for those seeking constant challenge, early opportunity, global experience, and work/life balance.

We help Colgate People develop competencies–the knowledge, skills and behaviours critical for job performance–in areas including leadership, management, and functional/IT expertise.



Colgate offers exciting career opportunities around the world in the following functional areas:
Engineering and Manufacturing
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Legal
Marketing
Sales
ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING
Our Supply Chain function is critical and is responsible for all stages from sourcing raw materials to delivering the product to the consumer. We manage this at both a local and Pan European or category level. Using progressive technology, our professionals increase efficiency by continuously improving manufacturing processes.

We offer exciting opportunities in:
  • Logistics
  • Packaging
  • Technical
  • Sourcing
  • Engineering
  • Operations
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FINANCE
The Financial Planning department is primarily responsible for providing financial support to the commercial teams within the UK.

Other departmental responsibilities include the following functions/activities:
  • Business support to Customer Teams
  • Financial evaluation of New Channel Opportunities
  • Facilitate understanding of Pricing Conditions
  • Produce Strategic Plans, Budgets and Estimates
  • Control and track Customer Discounts
  • Control and track Advertising and Promotions
  • Analyse and improve Working Capital
  • Reporting of Actuals and Budgets to Corporate
It is a small team of dedicated staff, who are committed to the principles of continuous improvement.
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HUMAN RESOURCES

Colgate's HR team play an important part in hiring, developing and retaining our employees. The team helps all employees as we continually strive to Become the Best Place to Work by working with managers and employees to ensure they have the skills, resources, and leadership ability needed to succeed and reach their full potential.

Depending on your qualifications and experience, there are a variety of possible career alternatives within the Human Resources function, including:
  • Compensation and Benefits
  • Resourcing and Development
  • HR Administration
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

For Information Technology professionals, Colgate offers opportunities to develop and work with cutting-edge technology. Aggressive use of technology has, and continues to be, critical to our success. Our strategy is to evolve our development efforts and build an even stronger world class team.

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LEGAL

Members of Colgate Legal are valued as strategic business partners and integral members of the management team. Our lawyers and paralegal staff help drive global business initiatives and aid in solving business/legal issues. Colgate Legal offers knowledge and advice in the global business arena and in wide-ranging fields of specialty: from international business to Internet law, from corporate acquisitions to product trademarks and patents.

Colgate lawyers can enjoy rotating job and project assignments, for greater breadth and depth of understanding within Our World of Care.

If you are a lawyer or paralegal with a desire to learn and are interested in opportunities for personal and professional growth, take a closer look at Colgate.

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MARKETING

Colgate Marketing professionals strive to identify the needs of the consumer and to develop innovative ways to fulfill these needs. We work to create new, revolutionary products that satisfy the ever-changing consumer needs, while leveraging our existing well-known brands. Our local consumer marketing teams develop new products and relaunches together with our European category development centres. Local excellence in bringing the products to market and supporting them from point of sale to consumer's home is key to our success.

Colgate brand management teams are assisted by:
  • Our Consumer Insights department provides market research expertise for our products and advertising and also enables the commercial team to understand the consumer
  • Consumer Affairs cares for our consumer opinions and feeds these back into the business
  • Dental Health Unit undertakes Clinical trials to assess the effectiveness and safety of Oral care products. It also develops and evaluates new diagnostics technologies
  • Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals is the voice of Colgate to the Dental Profession. We sell oral care products that range from prescription only medicine to over-the-counter oral hygiene products. Our operations include a Field and Tele Sales force
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SALES

Colgate is a truly global consumer products company, serving the needs of nearly Six billion consumers worldwide, with operations based in more than 75 countries. Our sales professionals have expertise in the areas of consumers and competitors, and use this information to make strategic decisions related to pricing, promotions and potential growth opportunities.

We offer exciting opportunities in the areas of
  • Key Account Management
  • Customer Marketing
  • Category Management
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