Head-Data Analytics & Bus Intelligence

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Job Number #167766 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 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.

What is the purpose of this role?
You will play the role of leading and driving transformation and excellence in Colgate Palmolive to be the best in class FMCG organization in the field of data analytics.

Why is this exciting?

FMCG industry has been going through an era of retail transformation where REs, customers, competitors, consumers and business models are evolving rapidly. These changes are fuelled by increased digitization, rise of omni-channel, changing consumer preferences and increased use of data to drive growth. As the Head of Data and Analytics, you will have the opportunity to shape the organization's data-driven culture, foster a data-driven mindset, and identify new opportunities for leveraging technology and data to gain a competitive advantage in the market. In this role, you will be responsible for leveraging data-driven insights and advanced analytics to make informed business decisions, optimize operations, and drive strategic growth.

What would be the responsibilities for this role?

Thought partnership

• Establish and execute a comprehensive data analytics and business intelligence strategy, ensuring that Colgate Palmolive remains at the forefront of data-driven decision-making in the FMCG industry.
• Design an agile roadmap of initiatives in conjunction with functions to achieve organizational goals towards digitalization of processes and data led decision making. Drive the change story within the larger organization

Product Delivery

• Through effective leadership and collaboration with cross-functional teams, drive the development and implementation of innovative data analytics solutions, predictive models, and reporting frameworks to support business objectives and enhance performance across various teams and functions
• Deliver high quality business value focused products like MMM (Market Mix Modelling - ATL and BTL), RGM (Revenue Growth Management), and Sales Suggested Order, Trade Spends optimisation etc. Setting up and management of data lake.
• Manage relationships with internal IT teams (GIT, GSSO) to ensure implementation and commercialization of tools and ideas
• Ensure all initiatives have clearly defined operational and financial metrics to measure success

Expand Knowledge and Innovation

• Demonstrate benefits of using Analytics to drive measurable value for customers and employees and how this operating model can be translated to other parts of the business
• Keep track of the key developments in the data, tech and analytics space to continually identify new ideas, tools, trends that could provide opportunities for the organization
• Continually expanding knowledge and learning throughout the organization and leading CP India towards becoming a stronger digital and analytics powered organization

People

• Lead a team of Data Analysts and Data Scientists to help deliver on the mandate
• Cascade overall functional goals for team, set up objective goals and conduct periodic performance reviews
• Communicate regularly with team members to provide organizational/functional updates, resolve conflicts and drive engagement and motivation
• Guide team members and help them develop their skills and abilities, and help them grow professionally by providing opportunities for growth and fulfilling career path
• Attract & retain top talent

What does the ideal candidate profile look like?

• Ability to act as a bridge between business functions and the analytics team, effectively communicating and aligning business objectives with data driven decision making capabilities
• An expert storyteller with 8+ years of mixed experience in Data and Analytics (sales, marketing or business).
• Strong technical skills with robust understanding of GCP, neural networks, forecasting, segmentation, regression etc
• Experience in a MNC having managed the complexity of a corporate role. Preference for FMCG experience
• Deep experience in leading critical projects and building high performing teams in an agile environment

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business. Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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. #LI-Hybrid