Job Description

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #172636 - Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing 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.

What role will you play as a member of the Professional Oral Care team?

As the Oral Care Consultant, you will be the primary influencer, convincing practicing dental professionals to make Colgate oral care products an integral part of their practice, ensuring that Colgate is the brand they personally use, use in their dental office, and actively recommend most often to their patients. This position is about achieving goals through strong professional relationships and rapport with dental practitioners (e.g., dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists) and staff, as well as community health administrators and hospitals when relevant. You will manage the relationship between Colgate and dentists, responsible for building up and strengthening the scientific image of Colgate brands with practicing dental professionals and building trusting, long-term relationships with them.

What you will do?

• Develops a strong professional relationship and rapport with dental practitioners (e.g., dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists) and staff, as well as community health administrators and hospitals when relevant.
• Develops in-depth knowledge on each dental office account.
• Develops and implements specific account contact strategies that align with Professional Plan guidelines
• Classifies, categorizes, segments and optimizes the number of dental offices contacted in the assigned territory using CRM C4C tool
• Within the assigned territory influences dental practitioners and their staff to personally use, display and actively recommend Colgate products
• Continually reviews accounts lists and generates creative leads to increase account penetration directly
• Executes detailing plans for driving increased product usage and recommendation.
• Implements planned marketing and promotional activities in the assigned territory when appropriate.
• Updates all relevant CRM databases with relevant account contact information product detailing activity, sampling activity, brand usage and brand recommendation preference information and feedback about Colgate.Responsible for maintaining accounts and contacts records in CRM system ensure data privacy compliance for all initiatives
• Understand competitor products weaknesses and ethically convinces and converts the account to Colgate technologies for better patient treatment outcomes
• Acts as a primary resource for in-depth knowledge of Colgate products in the assigned territory
• Represents Colgate at dental conventions, fairs and creatively develops and expands professional networking opportunities.
• Becomes the central contact for dental practitioners who require advice on the effective treatment therapies for caries, sensitivity, periodontitis, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Essential Functions

• Develops a strong professional relationship and rapport with dental practitioners (e.g., dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists) and staff, as well as community health administrators and hospitals when relevant.
• Develops and implements specific account contact strategies that align with Professional Plan guidelines (Classifies, categorizes, segments and optimizes the number of dental offices contacted in the assigned territory using CRM C4C tool
• Executes detailing plans for driving increased product usage and recommendation.
• Understand competitor products weaknesses and ethically convinces and converts the account to Colgate technologies for better patient treatment outcomes
• Represents Colgate at dental conventions, fairs and creatively develops and expands professional networking opportunities.

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree either in Business Administration, Marketing, Dentist/ Oral Hygiene Qualification, or other similar.Honours degree preferred
• Minimum 2 years of commercial experience with at atleast 1in Dental Professional or Pharmacy business

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

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.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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