Education Manager in Surrey, United Kingdom

No Relocation Assistance Offered

# 162553 – 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!

Location: National

Reporting to: OHL Manager

Why Work For Colgate Palmolive:

• The learning & development opportunities: You will refine your commercial mindset and continue to learn new skills working closely with a cross-functional team giving you exposure to all local market departments.

• The challenge & variety: You will operate in a fast paced operational environment, directly impacting the day-to-day performance of the business, with personal accountability for your business.

• The global experience: You will have the opportunity to work with global brands, participate in global strategies with potential to develop your career internationally.

• The Colgate Values: We are Caring, We are Inclusive, and We are Courageous are integral to how we operate every day.

Job Purpose

The role is responsible for leading and being responsible for the education plan for Dental and Hygiene Schools across the UK, engaging with academic staff and key collaborators to ensure access and delivery of education to students. It includes establishing relationships through University Dental Fairs and collaborating with the OCC team to develop structured engagement plans for FD groups. The role also focuses on delivering high-quality educational content, leading internal and external communications, analyzing engagement data, and owning the A&P budget optimally, including tracking and reviewing expenditures.

What you will do

Build meaningful relationships/partnerships:

• Lead and take ownership of the education plan for Dental Schools and Hygiene Schools across the UK.

• Engage academic staff to ensure access for Student education.

• Identify key partners across faculty and student groups and maintain collaborative relationships/ partnerships.

• Deliver student education across relevant year groups.

• Utilise University Dental Fairs to build engagement.

• Work with the broader OCC team and develop a plan on how to engage FD groups in a structured way.

Driving beneficial education:

• Work cross functionally to deliver outstanding content for student and young dentist educational events.

• Work cross functionally to deliver relevant StuDENT App content.

Communication and public relations:

• Own the internal and external communication in relation to student/ young dentist activity. This will include working with approved POC agencies to build eShot

Insights and landscape analysis:

• Analyse data to form insight and actions on how best to engage with students (bi-annual meetings with Dental School student committees).

Effective A&P management:

• Lead the A&P budget efficiently and analyse return on investment of student/ young dentist specific events throughout the year.

• Monthly tracking of budget and review of spend.

Who you are:

• Confident utilising data from multiple sources and identifying key insight and learning.

• Capable Of creative thinking and developing sound, fact based recommendations to drive the C-P business forwards.

• Negotiating and influencing externally to get results for CP.

• Eager to share standard process with the wider HUB professional team.

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 characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject “Accommodation Request” should you require accommodation.

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