No Relocation Assistance Offered 154789 - Del.Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico**Job Summary**- ** Work in partnership with Trends & Foresight lead on trends spotting process.**- ** Drive opportunity identification for H1 innovation.**- ** Ensure the right cultural insights and the right learnings feed the innovation process from opportunity identification upto concept validation**- ** Own 5W's framework and ensure its discipline as strategic foundation for innovation development.****Principal Duties and Responsibilities**- ** Contribute with Trends and Foresight agenda to ensure a common trends backbone inform and inspire innovation process**- ** Lead bundle testing & learnings from early idea/product evaluation up to concept validation**:- ** Concept/Claims Tests**- ** New Product Tests (New formulae, FTG)**- ** Price positioning**- ** Pack Tests**- ** Volumetrics**- ** Support local innovation insights initiatives by ensuring local teams follow innovation testing guidelines and sharing learnings that avoid committing to unnecessary research.**- ** Lead meta learning discipline to elevate concept/product/pack development capabilities with the innovation team.**- ** Work in close partnership with Technology Insights to ensure teamwork avoids duplication and inefficiencies.**- ** Leverage foresight to lead people centric innovation opportunities for the region.**- ** Own and manage innovation insights budget at a category level**- ** Drive metalearning to nurture concept development.****Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements**- ** Major in: Math/statistics, Business Management, Engineering, Marketing, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology**- ** Fluent english (critical)**- ** Experience in research in CPG ideal, Tech/Digitally centered companies also preferred (ie Facebook/Google), and research agencies.**- ** Evident digital capabilities for research**- ** Experience in innovation.**- ** Design thinking experience.**- ** Position will be based in Mexico City**Equal Opportunity EmployerColgate 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.Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.
