Sr. Category Development Manager
About The Position
The Sr. Category Development Manager serves as Category Advisor supporting Walmart’s Paper Towels business. The role synthesizes data from multiple sources, interprets findings, and develops recommendations and action plans for the customer to drive category sales and market share. It requires familiarity with Walmart internal data, syndicated data, panel and shopper data/Scintilla; prior Walmart Category Advisor experience is considered advantageous because Walmart merchants rely on the role to support important responsibilities. The position reports to the Sr. Team Leader, Walmart Family Care. The role involves advising Walmart merchants on business performance, category growth, consumer purchasing behavior, modular planning, competitive conditions, and consumer trends. It also leads weekly buyer meetings and supports data, information, and presentation requests with strategic recommendations and insights.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 5+ years of Category Management experience.
- Previous experience successfully driving category and/or brand plans, strategy development, merchandising knowledge, and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated project management and leadership skills.
- Proficiency in JDA Prospace and fundamental knowledge of Walmart’s modular process and execution.
- Strong capabilities in results, strategy and vision orientation, leadership, oral and written communication, ethical judgment and decision making, resource management, change management, mentoring, analytics, project and risk management, and relationship building.
Nice To Haves
- Prior Walmart Category Advisor experience.
- Knowledge of syndicated data, household panel data, geodemographic data, shopper research, marketing concepts, and advanced data software.
- Cross-functional skills, prioritization and time management, active listening, adaptability, and cross-cultural and social perspectives.
Responsibilities
- Gather, synthesize, and analyze category, shopper, and channel data to inform Walmart merchants about business performance.
- Communicate business drivers and develop recommendations to accelerate category growth.
- Understand the competitive landscape and provide relevant intelligence to Walmart merchants.
- Analyze category demographic profiles and consumer purchasing behavior, translating complex metrics and analytics into strategic insights that support sustainable growth.
- Lead weekly buyer meetings and advise on current topics and buyer requests for data, information, and presentations.
- Draw category modulars and provide supporting documentation.
- Develop strategic business plans, vision, tactics, and strategies to achieve category growth.
- Stay current on consumer trends across retail channels.
- Support priority requests for data, information, and presentations, and contribute to strategic presentations as a credible Category Management Advisor to Walmart.
Benefits
- Flexible work model combining remote work with intentional in-person collaboration.
- Eligibility for a target bonus.
- Comprehensive benefits suite, including a 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan.
- In-country relocation support for the chosen candidate, subject to applicable mobility policies and Kimberly-Clark’s discretion.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
