Oral Care Consultant

at  ColgatePalmolive

WHO WE ARE

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.
If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!

JOB PURPOSE

You are one of our field based specialists who work in close partnership with the UK dental professionals. This will involve detailing, selling and merchandising Colgate products to either existing or new customers in the dental sector. You will be part of an Oral Care diverse team who operate across clearly defined territories UK wide. You are field-based and play a crucial role in maintaining and building brand awareness and sales for our professional products range.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Visit dentists, hygienists & therapists within dental practices, area health authorities, hospitals and community / dental hospitals located within your Territory.
• Be able to think strategically about their territory and how they can have maximum impact.
• If appropriate, visits to dental students within assigned dental universities. The aim of these visits is to establish contact, build rapport, sell specialist Professional products, drive recommendation & endorsement for our consumer brands.
• You will educate the dental professional and their teams in specific oral care areas, as well as the benefits of our Colgate products. You will deliver large group presentations to regional dental groups and newly qualified dentists.
• Collaborate closely with your regional manager to develop your skills and capability through mentoring and an individual development plan.
• Responsible for maintaining, collating, and accurately recording customer records within our C4C system, summarizing where you have been, who you have seen, salient points of the conversation, competitor activity and feedback about our products.
• Complete quarterly business plan, weekly visits plans and manage territory through effective account management.
• Provide technical/scientific and product information through arranging, administering, and making pitches at trade exhibitions, educational group meetings to dentists and on a one-to-one basis.
• Provide ongoing feedback to Professional Marketing and Sales team.
• Deliver upon daily KPI’s, which involve contacting dental professionals and their teams face to face and/or by video call / phone.