Team Lead, Category Leadership - Walmart

Campbell's•Rogers, AR

1d•$144,600 - $198,800•Hybrid

About The Position

The Walmart Category Leadership Team Lead serves as Campbell's primary Category Advisor and strategic thought partner for a large and complex category advisorship. This role is accountable for category strategy, customer influence, team leadership, capability development, modular relay, and business results. The Team Lead translates data and insights into category growth strategies, partners directly with Walmart decision makers, develops Campbell’s talent, and ensures the delivery of best-in-class category recommendations and modular execution.

Requirements

People leadership and coaching
Executive communication, presentations, and storytelling
Strategic thinking and influence
Advanced category management and shopper insights expertise
Strong analytics capabilities for large datasets using Scintilla, Circana, Power BI, Excel and related tools
Project and resource management
Attention to detail and drive for excellence
Proactive insights and thought leadership
Ability to build strong relationships with internal partners and Walmart
Comply with category advisor agreement
Bachelor's Degree
8+ years of business experience
5+ years of Walmart category advisorship experience

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary category advisor and strategic partner to Walmart merchant and cross-functional Walmart stakeholders.
Lead category growth recommendations for strategy, assortment, clustering, digital and in-store shelving, and omni-channel category insights.
Own category review, line review prep, and executive-level presentations for Walmart leadership.
Lead, coach, and develop Category Leadership Manager and Associate Manager.
Establish priorities, allocate resources, and ensure best-in-class execution against team objectives and timelines.
Drive continuous improvement, automation adoption, and capability-building initiatives.
Identify emerging category, shopper, digital shelf, and competitive retailer trends and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
Deliver proactive recommendations that improve category performance and shopper outcomes.
Provide meaningful and actionable category analysis and insights.
Lead modular planning, modular development including drawing, automation, and generation, execution timelines, and implementation quality of major modulars.