Category Manager – Family

Company Overview

Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses — Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programs that enrich communities around the world. Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love.

Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.

Information at a Glance

Job Title:

Category Manager – Family Dollar
Travel Required?:
Travel – up to 10% of time
Posting

Start Date:

12/23/25
Hybrid
Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country

Job Number #171049 – Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

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. As the Category Manager for Family Dollar you will be the category expert, delivering category leading presentations and communicating opportunities for our customers. You’ll work closely with both internal and external partners to champion outstanding working relationships and work cross-functionally to develop the business.

Providing world-class Category Management results based on fact based selling is the priority. You’ll contribute category management support for internal processes and complete customer category reviews by utilizing category analysis, shopper insights and other available analytic tools. You’ll also own, scorecard and supervise the execution of 5P activities in line with established objectives and guidelines.
This role is based out of Virginia Beach, VA and will work out of the office 4x week.

• Deliver category leading presentations, provide strong 5P analytics & insights, and proactively identify & communicate opportunities for our customers
• Work closely with both internal and external partners to build & champion outstanding collaborative working relationships with customers as well as working cross-functionally to develop the business
• Provide world-class Category Management results based on fact based selling
• Contribute category management support for internal processes and complete customer category reviews by utilizing category analysis, shopper insights and other available analytic tools
• Own, scorecard and supervise the execution of 5P activities in line with established objectives and guidelines while also being comfortable with managing ambiguity

• You’re a storyteller – The ability to interpret and communicate shopper & consumer data and effectively integrate them to tell fact based stories to drive category solutions is crucial, so we can thrive and win. You understand how shopper behavior drives the category & will use this as the foundation to develop customer presentations, recommendations for new item introductions, and conduct plan‑o‑gram reviews.
• You can strategize – Initiating and synchronizing our brand strategies and priorities with customer strategies for an outcome where we all win, execute new product initiatives…