Category Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Experience in category management, customer insights, or sales analytics in the consumer-packaged-goods industry, retail, or a related environment, including examples of translating data into customer-facing recommendations.
• Experience with Walmart data and Scintilla is required.
• Strong working experience using syndicated sources such as Circana, Nielsen IQ, or SPINS to assess category, shopper, and competitive performance.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with a record of building reporting and communicating findings in a clear, decision-ready format.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, analytics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong attention to data accuracy and ability to create accurate, repeatable reporting and tools.
• Ability to work across functions, manage competing priorities, and take initiative in a changing environment.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence partners through preparation, customer understanding, and evidence-based recommendations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Scintilla Charter, Retail Link, Item 360 (Supplier One), or similar retailer platforms is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Own weekly and monthly reporting in Walmart Scintilla Charter, including modular, new-item, and quality merchandising reports.
• Manage Walmart Retail Link and Item 360 access and item information, including setup, maintenance, and scalable reporting.
• Analyze retailer, syndicated, and shopper data to identify performance drivers, distribution and in-stock gaps, assortment opportunities, and ways to improve shelf productivity.
• Track and explain key performance indicators and category trends for Walmart and select additional customers, ensuring reporting is accurate and useful for decisions.
• Develop category selling stories and planogram recommendations that translate category, shopper, and competitive insights into customer growth opportunities.
• Prepare customer-facing analytics for line reviews, innovation meetings, and ongoing discussions with Walmart merchants and other customer partners.
• Partner with Consumer Insights, Sales Planning, Supply Chain, Brand, Retail Media, and digital content teams to apply retailer and shopper learnings to category strategies, innovation plans, and customer recommendations.
• Present data clearly to customer merchants, account teams, and senior leaders.
• Travel to Kodiak’s Park City headquarters, Walmart meetings, and other customer locations as business needs require.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) match
• FSA and HSA accounts
• Life and ADD insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Cell phone and internet stipend
• Relocation assistance
• Annual professional development stipend
• Travel reimbursement
• Annual performance bonus
• Employee Equity Plan
• Company fleet of snowboards and other equipment
• Wellness lifestyle allowance (B.E.A.R Bucks)
• Mental Health Therapy Benefit and the Calm app
• Free Kodiak products
• Flexible Time Off
• Sick leave
• Early-out Fridays
• Parental leave
• Casual dress code
• Other Kodiak-unique perks