Senior Category Development Analyst - Retail Sales - Meijer (Grand Rapids, MN/Chicago, IL)

Hormel Foods•Grand Rapids, MI

About The Position

SENIOR CATEGORY DEVELOPMENT ANALYST – RETAIL SALES – MEIJER (GRAND RAPIDS, MI/CHICAGO, IL) HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time. ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy ® , SPAM ® , Hormel ® Natural Choice ® , Applegate ® , Wholly ® , Hormel ® Black Label ® , Columbus ® , Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com .

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
1+ year in sales, marketing, or sales strategy.
Demonstrated initiative and proactive approach to problem-solving.
Strong technical skills with tools such as Excel, Circana, Panel data, customer POS systems, and Space Planning software (JDA).
Proven decision-making and analytical skills.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, including presentation capabilities.
Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require sponsorship for a work visa.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of sales, marketing, or sales strategy experience.
Category management experience, particularly with Dunhumby or other customer loyalty data platforms.
Space planning experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as the dedicated Category Development Analyst for Meijer, working directly with the Meijer buying team across supported categories.
Lead category strategy development and deliver advanced analytics aligned with Meijer’s business goals and growth expectations.
Execute space planning for competitive categories, ensuring optimal placement and performance.
Analyze business issues and provide actionable insights and recommendations in key areas including:
Planogram strategies
Assortment optimization
Shelving and merchandising
Pricing and promotions
Deliver periodic and ad-hoc reporting, as well as monthly actionable tracking reports that address the “so what” and recommended actions. Reports include but are not limited to:
New item performance and volume transfer
Market share trends
Aisle tests and new shelving strategies
Pricing and promotional effectiveness
ROM and competitor performance analysis
Conduct competitive and marketplace intelligence, including share gap and price gap reporting, as well as market visits to assess retailer strategies and tactics.
Develop and leverage category management insights to create business development strategies and tactics that support Hormel’s overall brand growth and deepen engagement within Meijer’s organization.
Own annual space planning responsibilities, including drawing and delivering planograms for Meijer.