• Job Description

  Req#: 155323

  No Relocation Assistance Offered
  # 155323 - Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

  Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day consists of connecting with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions!

  If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be!

  Our dependable household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. We win as a global organisation by continually learning and collaborating. The pride in our brand fuels a workplace that encourages creative thinking, champions experimentation, and promotes authenticity which has contributed to our enduring success.

  If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day.

  Job Responsibilities:

  • Develops a strong professional relationship and rapport with dental practitioners (e.g. Dentists, dental specialists, dental community oral health advisors, etc.) and staff, as well as community health administrators and hospitals

  • Develop in-depth knowledge on each dental office account

  • Develops and implements specific account contact strategies that align the 10 Point Professional Plan guidelines

  • Classifies, categorizes and optimizes the number of dental offices contacted in the assigned territory

  • Within the assigned territory influences dental practitioners and their staff to personally use, display and actively recommend Colgate products

  • Continually reviews account lists and generates creative leads to increase account penetration directly or in collaboration with partner dental distributor representatives

  • Develops and executes detailing plans for driving increased product usage, recommendations and sales within existing and new accounts

  • Implements planned sales, marketing and promotional activities to ensure product purchase for in-office usage of Colgate brands dental practitioners in the assigned territory

  • Leverage distributor salespeople to improve face to face contact with visited and non-visited accounts

  • Works closely with dental distributors, dental depots and pharmaceutical brokers, if required to ensure that product orders are complete, accurate and are delivered on time to ensure ‘best in class’ customer service reputation for Colgate

  • Responsible for maintaining customer records in a computerized database

  • Probes and uses insights to better understand practitioner/account needs

  • Understands competitor products weakness and ethically convinces and converts the account to Colgate technologies for better patient treatment outcome

  Required Qualifications

  • A Bachelors Degree, preferably in dental university degree or life science

  • Minimum 1 year of field sales experience, preferably in an oral care, pharmaceutical or consumer goods company

  • Experience working in oral health care a plus

  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 Colgate-Palmolive? 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.

  Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.

  For more information about Colgate’s global business, visit the Company’s web site at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To learn more about Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® oral health education program, please visit http://www.colgatebsbf.com. To learn more about Hill's and the Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love program please visit http://www.hillspet.com. To learn more about Tom’s of Maine please visit http://www.tomsofmaine.com.

  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.

• About the company

  Colgate-Palmolive Company is an American multinational consumer products company headquartered on Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It specializes in the production, distribution and provision of household, health care, personal care and veterinary products.

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