Oral Care Consultant - Surrey, United Kingdom - Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive

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Surrey, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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No Relocation Assistance Offered
Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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

Function:
Professional Sales & Marketing

Reporting to:
Dental Area Manager

Duration: 12 months

Job Purpose

Oral Care Consultants are field based specialists who work in close partnership with the UK dental professionals and dental student population.

This role involves detailing and influencing dental professionals to recommend or prescribe Colgate products to either existing or new customers in the dental sector.

A diverse team of Oral Care Consultants operate across clearly defined territories UK wide.

The role is field-based and are essential in maintaining and building brand awareness and sales for our professional products range.

What you will do:

Visit dentists, hygienists, and therapists within dental practices, area health authorities, hospitals and dental hospitals located within your territory. There will be a particular focus on next generation's dentists including dental foundation students. If appropriate, occasional 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 and 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 be expected to deliver larger group presentations within universities to students and to local regional groups where appropriate.
Work closely with your area manager to develop your skills and capability through mentoring and an individual development plan including keeping up to date on mandatory compliance training.
Responsible for maintaining and collating customer records within our CRM system.
Complete a business plan and weekly visits plans.
Provide technical/scientific and product information through arranging, coordinating and presenting at trade exhibitions, educational group meetings to dentists and on a onetoone basis.
Provide ongoing feedback and market intelligence to Professional Marketing and Sales team.
Deliver upon KPIs, which involve contacting dental professionals and their teams face to face and/or by phone.

Required Qualification & Competencies

Strong relationship building skills
Excellent communication & presentation skills
Expertise in consultative and solutions selling
Experienced in being customer facing in the field
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely complex concepts (Medical and Scientific data) to customers
Analytical skills
Educated to degree level standard
Consistent track record of operating in a critical metric driven environment
The ability to make customer centric sales recommendations
Exposure to working/partnering with healthcare professionals
Influencing and networking to gain access into universities

Our Commitment to Sustainability

With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact.

We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

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 char