Associate Category Manager
The J.M. Smucker Co.•Bentonville, AR
•Hybrid
About The Position
Play a critical role on the Walmart Coffee Category Advisory Team by delivering category insights and helping execute merchandising strategy. Leverage data analysis, visualization, and retail strategy expertise to drive category performance. Guide decision‑making through compelling data stories, reporting, and visualizations, and build trusted relationships with Walmart partners to activate key elements of category strategy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 2+ years of relevant Consumer Packaged Goods experience
- 2+ years of Category Management experience
- Experience leveraging Circana or other syndicated data sources
- Working knowledge of Modular Planning / Planogram software (JDA/Blue Yonder)
- Experience building relationships with customers / retailers
- Strong analytical skills, problem solving and storytelling experience
Nice To Haves
- Experience leveraging Scintilla
- Shelf IQ experience
- Experience with Tableau and/or other data visualization tools from a reporting perspective
Responsibilities
- Deliver strategic, actionable insights from business trends and shopper behavior using Scintilla and syndicated data
- Support Category Advisory initiatives at retail by translating insights into weekly reporting, dashboards, and modular/planogram recommendations.
- Apply a broad understanding of the competitive landscape to inform customer and category initiatives
- Partner closely with retailer, actively participating in customer calls to align on insights and execution
- Assist in the development and implementation of Customer specific Category Leadership Plans (CLP) and 4P tactical solutions
- Collaborate and influence across the various Strategic Business Areas (SBAs)
Benefits
- Competitive Total Rewards program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
