Associate Lead, Category Leadership

Your Opportunity as the Associate Lead, Category Leadership This role serves as a critical member of the category advisor team working directly with Walmart in support of developing winning category strategies and modular execution. Key responsibilities include leading the development of automated category analytics, reporting, and shelf automation. This role will be the go-to category expert responsible for providing the team and customer with industry leading business intelligence tools, reporting, and space automation capabilities.  This role works closely with HQ Category Leadership and Insights as well as many of our cross-functional partners to create holistic analyses of the Category landscape to drive winning category growth strategies in support of our Walmart category advisorships. Location: Rogers, Arkansas Work Arrangements: Hybrid ~ 25% in office presence In this role you will: Lead the development of automated category performance scorecards, dashboards, and ad hoc business intelligence tools Advance the team’s space management automation capabilities (Shelf IQ) to drive efficiencies and accuracy in planogram activation Build influential category growth strategies by gathering and analyzing category, consumer, and market data from multiple sources (e.g., Luminate, IRI, Retail Link, shopper insights, sales data). Develop actionable insights and strategic category initiatives that drive category growth with Walmart Foster collaborative relationships with the Merchant, planner, modular development, and replenishment teams at Walmart Develop holistic omni-channel category strategies by leveraging the tools, insights, and analytics from internal, industry, and retailer-specific sources. Deliver flawless modular output for within assigned category advisorship Be the omni-channel insights leader by integrating the digital shelf, omni-insights and capabilities to drive the right assortment and space to drive overall category growth with Walmart Provide organizational thought leadership on assigned category trends and growth strategies The Right Place for You We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. What we are looking for: Minimum Requirements (required): Bachelor’s degree 4 years of analytical experience supporting sales, marketing or category leadership related role Previous category advisor experience JDA (space planning) experience Proficient in using Syndicated data (IRI, Nielsen), Panel Data, Retail Link and Luminate Data Experience developing automated reporting tools and dashboards to deliver industry-leading business intelligence (PowerBI, Tableau or Spotfire) Strong communication skills with willingness to proactively contribute thought leadership on industry trends Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required): Desire to learn or experience with coding Proficient with 3rd party data analysis (NPD, Mintel, Kantar) Learn more about working at Smucker: Our Total Rewards Benefits Program Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Follow us on LinkedIn® #LI-CM1 #LI-Hybrid We are a community of passionate, talented professionals committed to making food people and pets love while supporting all those who count on our business. We celebrate the uniqueness of each individual, promote their development and growth and ensure effective collaboration and continued productivity to drive the success of our organization. You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment. One that allows you to deliver your best work and become your best professional self. That is exactly what you will find at Smucker. Inspired by our unique culture, we are determined to support every employee holistically by meeting their physical, emotional and financial needs through: Our Total Rewards benefits Continuous opportunities to learn, grow and develop Our continued progress to become an inclusive and diverse organization. We are taking meaningful steps to enhance the inclusivity of our workplace and the diversity of our organization. Learn more We believe success is driving business growth while also helping those associated with our Company thrive. Learn more The J. M. Smucker Co. (the “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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