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Colgate-Palmolive Oral Care Consultant in Midrand, South Africa
No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #164214 - Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising 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.
Scope of Responsibility:
The Professional Dental Detailer is responsible for building up and strengthening the scientific image of Colgate with practicing dental professionals and building trusting, long-term relationships with them. This position acts as a direct interface with accounts in an assigned geographic territory (different types of accounts exist and are defined as general dental and specialty practices, government accounts, private accounts, dental hospitals, community health centers, pharmacists and dental distributors/depots). The detailer will achieve predetermined brand usage, recommendation and account sales KPI’s that align with annual territory budget goals.
Key responsibilities include:
Develops a strong professional relationship and rapport with dental practitioners (e.g., dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, etc) and staff, as well as community health administrators and hospitals
Develops in-depth knowledge on each dental office account
Develops and implements specific account contact strategies that align with 10 Point Professional Plan guidelines
Classifies, categorizes and optimizes the number of dental offices contacted in the assigned territory
Within territory influences dental practitioners and their staff to personally use, display and actively recommend Colgate products
Continually reviews account lists and generates creative leads to increase account penetration directly or in collaboration with partner dental distributor representatives
Develops and executes detailing plans for driving increased product usage, recommendations and sales within existing and new accounts
Implements planned sales, marketing and promotional activities to ensure product purchase for in-office usage of Colgate brands dental practitioners in territory
Leverages distributor salespeople to maximize face to face contact with visited and non-visited accounts
Works closely with dental distributors, dental depots and pharmaceutical brokers, if required, to ensure that product orders are complete, accurate and are delivered on time to ensure “best in class” customer service reputation for Colgate
Updates relevant Customer Relationship Management databases with relevant account contact information, product detailing activity, brand usage and brand recommendation preference information and feedback. Responsible for maintaining customer records in a computerized database
Probes and uses insights to better understand practitioner/account needs
Understands competitor products weaknesses and ethically convinces and converts the account to Colgate technologies for better patient treatment outcomes
Conducts structured “lunch-n-learn” detailing sessions and product training seminars
Participates in dental distributor/depot sales meetings to introduce new product science and technology and to communicate Colgate marketing plans and account growth strategies
Represents Colgate at dental conventions, professional association meetings and creatively develops and expands professional networking opportunities
Seeks answers to detailed professional questions about products and the scientific literature from product development or scientific affairs
For Senior Detailers and Executive Detailers only
Provides training to new detailers and dental distributor salespeople
Becomes mentors to new detailers, ensuring effective knowledge transfer and efficient competency development
Takes on a higher level of responsibility for driving sales, influencing product usage and recommendations with important accounts
Becomes highly respected by dental accounts based on relationships, experience, credibility and scientific knowledge of preventive dentistry and Colgate product technologies
Becomes the central contact for dental practitioners who require advice on the effective treatment therapies for caries, sensitivity and periodontitis
Improves partner dental distributors sales personnel in all functions through intensive product training, assisting to make specific product sales, developing new account business and generally contributing to the effectiveness of their sales efforts
Computes journey plan for the whole quarter and updates weekly
Oral Care Science and Brand Knowledge
Has the understanding to speak informatively about Colgate products – active ingredients, clinical support, product usage, features and benefits and knows the related scientific literature
Expresses scientific content into understandable messages tailored to the professional’s level of understanding
Uses technical and scientific dental terminologies and language
Translates science and technology into practical, relevant health care information that captures the professional’s attention
Is proactive in acquiring knowledge of Colgate’s technology and products
Professional, Consumer and Competitive Insight
Reports all competitive information discovered in accordance with M5PWEI principles and initiates actions for addressing them
Shows an intellectual curiosity about what brands professionals consider for use and how the become a recommender of a Colgate or competitor’s brand
Required Qualifications (Education, Knowledge required, Language skills)
A Bachelor's Degree, preferably in dental university degree or life science
Minimum 1 year of field sales experience, preferably in an oral care, pharmaceutical or consumer goods company
Experience working in oral health care a plus
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