Manager, Category Management & Shopper Insights

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The Manager, Category Management will work on the Walmart business and their respective retailers to develop, lead, and communicate fact-based analysis and insights in their respective category(s) to help drive C&D and category topline sales objectives through the execution of SBU deployed category platforms. This position will specifically support the Cat Litter & Beauty brands for both of those retailers.

Location: Open to remote, preference given to candidates in Bentonville, AR or Northwest Arkansas area.

Role Accountabilities and Responsibilities: 

• Develop key actionable category insights and recommendations that highlight sales opportunities for C&D and categories.

• Identify and drive strategic sales opportunities working cross functionally with retailer and C&D headquarter teams.

• Work with Sales Team and Brokers for line reviews, shelf set development, and in the development of plans and strategies.

• Utilize Tools and Insights to Enable Execution: Utilize Loyalty Card, Panel, Shopper insights, assortment, and POG tools to deliver unique insights.

• Be an expert in customer specific data, and all required systems including Circana analytics and customer POS.

• Present insights and recommendations to the buyer as part of the category review process.

• Monitor competitive activity and recommend solutions to meet/counter competitive situations.

• Effectively communicate category management insights within internal C&D organization, and category management department, not in violation of confidentiality agreements with our customers.

The Manager, Category Management will be evaluated on the following KPIs for their assigned Customers:

• Activation of Category Platforms and Strategies

• Category Share Growth

• Increased Distribution

Education and Experience                                                          

• BA/BS degree from an accredited college/university required. MBA is a nice to have but not required.

• 5+ years of experience in the CPG industry required.

• 5+ years of Circana (formerly IRI) and/or Nielsen syndicated data experience is required.

• Experience with Panel Data and Loyalty Card.

• Experience with Excel, Excel Pivot Tables, PowerPoint.

• Experience with PowerBI, Access, other data processing tools a plus.

• Excellent analytical, communication, and creative problem-solving skills.

Skills and Competencies

• Action Oriented

• Priority Setting

• Decision Quality

• Dealing with Ambiguity

• Technical Skills

• Integrity and Trust

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