Associate Lead, Category Leadership – Walmart Advisory Analytics

Job Description

Your Opportunity as the Associate Lead, Category Leadership – Walmart Advisory Analytics Key contributor to Walmart Category Advisory Team. Expert in data analytics, retail strategy, and bringing business-building concepts to life in store and online. Go-to expert to build insightful data stories, reporting, and visualizations. Builds trusting relationships with Walmart, working closely to activate key components of category strategy. Location: Bentonville, AR (JMS Regional Walmart Office) Work Arrangements: Hybrid – onsite a minimum of 2 days per week In this role you will: Customer Category Management Assist in the development and implementation of Customer specific Category Leadership Plans (CLP) and 4P tactical solutions Identify key business trends and synthesize for customer application Identify opportunities and issues and support the Category Advisory team to implement solutions at retail Provide broad insights to support customer initiatives Understand the competitive marketplace in which JMS and customers operate Communicate insights and learnings to the customer merchandising team Actively participate in retailer calls Collaborate and influence across the various Strategic Business Areas (SBAs) The Right Place for You We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. What we are looking for: Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree 4+ years of relevant Consumer Packaged Goods experience 2+ years of Category Management experience Experience leveraging Circana or AC Nielsen data Experience leveraging Scintilla Planogramming / Planogram software experience (JDA Prospace) Experience building relationships with customers / retailers Strong analytical skills, problem solving and storytelling experience Ability to translate insights into actions Strategic mindset to help build and execute effective plans Ability to travel up to 15% Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required): Luminate Charter experience ShelfIQ experience Experience with Tableau and/or other data visualization tools from a reporting perspective Learn more about working at Smucker: Helping our Employees Thrive Delivering on Our Purpose Our Continued Commitment to Ensuring a Workplace for All Follow us on LinkedIn® #LI-Hybrid We are a community of passionate, talented professionals committed to making food people and pets love while supporting all those who count on our business. We celebrate the uniqueness of each individual, promote their development and growth and ensure effective collaboration and continued productivity to drive the success of our organization. You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment. One that allows you to deliver your best work and become your best professional self. That is exactly what you will find at Smucker. Inspired by our unique culture, we are determined to support every employee holistically by meeting their physical, emotional and financial needs through: Our Total Rewards benefits Continuous opportunities to learn, grow and develop Our continued progress to become an inclusive and diverse organization. We are taking meaningful steps to enhance the inclusivity of our workplace and the diversity of our organization. Learn more We believe success is driving business growth while also helping those associated with our Company thrive. Learn more The J. M. Smucker Co. (the “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person will be discriminated against in hiring or in any other aspect of their employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.