Job Description

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number #177174 - Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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.

Professional Team Intern – Norway

Northern Europe Hub | Commercial & Professional Oral Care

Working Location:

Office Based // Lilleakerveien 4a, 0283 Oslo (Lysaker)

Working Hours:

Flexible around study, expectations of 3 days a week

Length of Contract:

1 year internship (12 months)

Supporting:

Professional Business Manager & Oral Health Liaison

Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day consists of working in a global organization, continually learning and collaborating, having 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. 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.

Now there is a fantastic opportunity for a curious and passionate Student to join our Northern Europe Hub Team. Could this be you? We are looking for a commercial and motivated Student who can assist our Norwegian Professional Team.

Job Purpose

• Be part of our Nordic Oral Care Professional team: supporting our Professional Business Manager & Oral Health Liaisons with a wide range of marketing, promotional, and operational tasks.
• Drive omni-channel engagement: supporting tasks related to digital marketing initiatives, marketing asset translations & development, media agency deliverables, and coordinating pharmacy activation deliverables.
• Serve as local contact: acting as a responsible point of contact for customer service and professional inquiries in Norway, liaising with our Northern European & European teams when local market responses are needed.
• Ensure operational excellence: keeping things running smoothly in the office by offering general administrative, financial, and logistics support.

Main Responsibilities

Fully support the Nordic Professional team to achieve all budgeted KPIs through:

• Digital Marketing Initiatives: Manage and coordinate digital marketing activities, including updating and maintaining local website content and development of professional newsletters.
• Pharmacy Activation Deliverables: Coordinate pharmacy activation deliverables, ensuring seamless execution of pharmacy-channel promotional materials, in store & visibility campaigns.
• Marketing Asset & Collateral Development: Support with translations of high-impact marketing and detailing assets, such as presentations, leave-behinds, brochures, and patient education materials for clinics, pharmacy channel and consumers
• External Events & Exhibitions: Work with Oral Health Liasson assisting in organizing and preparing events, fairs, congresses, and exhibitions for dental professionals and students
• Media Agencies & Advertising: Liaise with media agencies on digital and print advertising deliverables, asset adaptations, and campaign timelines.
• Customer Service & Professional Inquiries: Handle customer service questions, addressing product inquiries from dental professionals, pharmacy staff, and consumers in alignment with European support teams.
• Office Administration & Financial Processes: Oversee office administration tasks, including processing invoices, vendor creation and ordering product samples.
• Market & Category Analysis: Collaborate on market analysis, utilizing competitor analysis, market share data, and Farmastat to strengthen customer selling stories.

Key Challenges

• Provide effective support to the professional team on a number of projects simultaneously
• Ensuring that key stakeholders are completing tasks in a timely manner
• Managing relationships with numerous stakeholders across functions and geographies, and dealing with requests and knowledge collection exercises from different geographies.
• Meeting the demands of internal responsibilities with the external demands and challenges posed by our Norwegian partners e.g. patient associations, dental professionals, and pharmacy retailers.
• Flagging any issues and concerns with enough time for changes and solutions to be found throughout the new product process

Key Competencies

• Analytical & Decision Making
• Creative Problem Solver – Proactive and solution-oriented mindset when addressing day-to-day challenges.
• Multi Tasker - A master in managing multiple tasks simultaneously and independently
• Curiosity & Growth Mindset – Eagerness to learn about oral health, consumer healthcare, and commercial strategy
• Bilingual Communication – Fluency in Norwegian and English (both written and spoken). additional Nordic languages are a plus
• Organizational Excellence – Strong time management, prioritization, and ability to handle multiple tasks independently.
• Highly organized with a strong eye for detail
• A fast learner with a proactive attitude
• Proud of your academic education and relevant work experience

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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