Customer Development Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered Job Number #173566 - Ankara, Turkey, Turkey 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. Customer Development Manager- Indirect Trade (IDT) Location: Ankara, Turkey  As the Customer Development Manager - Indirect Trade (IDT), you are responsible for achieving sustainable growth in sales, profitability, market share and production distribution. You will play a key role in strengthening organizational effectiveness and efficiency. ​Main Responsibilities: Responsible for developing and supporting the partnership between Colgate and the Distributors at the store and regional level to achieve sales targets Conduct negotiations on new product listing, planograms, displays, promotion execution etc at regional and/or store level within Turkey Work with SDM to develop tools, merchandising materials and in-store programs for effective shelf management to induce shoppers to purchase Colgate products at shelf Clearly communicate in-store objective and monitor execution of 5P targets: product availability, assortment by store format, shelf pricing (regular and promoted), promotion implementation vs. plan, share of shelf and planogram, POP placement vs. plan Monitor compliance of 5P activity execution against established agreement/objectives and tracks interim performance of 5P activities to identify shortfalls. potential upsides against established objectives Conduct rigorous pre-evaluation of 5P activities using what-if analysis, and draws upon other team resources as required (eg., input from Financial Services Manager/ Customer Logistics Services Manager) Conduct post-evaluation analysis based on activity details and compares results with pre-evaluation analysis, explaining any potential differences Managing and monitoring distributors inventories and stock availability Required Qualification: Bachelor's Degree Preferably with a business administration, economics and social sciences bachelor degree. ​Minimum 5 years ​customer and category ​and distributor Management experience in the FMCG industry P&L Literacy Negotiation Skills Proficient in English ​& Turkish  Perks of Role: •    International Working Environment •    Company Car •    Comprehensive Medical/Life insurance coverage•    24/7 Employee Assistance Program Disclaimer - Interested candidates are requested to…