Jr. Category Advisor

Analyticsmart Consulting Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Analyticsmart Consulting Inc. in Toronto is seeking a Jr. Category Advisor to turn category, shopper, and sales data into actionable recommendations for Walmart.

You'll coordinate multiple vendors, manage project timelines, and help build dashboards and reports that support category strategies and business priorities. The role requires at least two years in category management or retail analytics, strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, and the ability to communicate clearly with merchants and

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating projects with multiple external vendors and internal teams.
• Strong knowledge of category management principles and retail KPIs.
• Familiarity with Walmart Retail Link, Circana, NielsenIQ or similar data sources is a plus.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; experience with BI tools is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate category projects across vendors and stakeholders, tracking scope and timelines.
• Develop detailed project plans, manage risks, and document decisions.
• Consolidate inputs from vendors to produce actionable recommendations for Walmart.
• Translate analyses into concise stories for merchants and senior leaders.
• Maintain documentation and ensure QA across data files and presentations.

Skills

Vendor coordination

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Post-secondary education in business analytics or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Excel

PowerPoint

JDA/Blue Yonder

Job description

About this position

About Analyticsmart Consulting Inc.

Analyticsmart is a boutique analytics firms in the Consumer Package Goods Industry in Canada and the United States. Our mission is to translate data into meaningful, measurable, and actionable insights that drive growth and increase profitability for businesses. We provide smart analytical services and solutions that are tailored to our client’s specific business needs and are easy to implement.

We believe that through our analytics, organizations can gain a distinct advantage increasing their competitiveness in the market. We have developed a wide array of data-optimizing services and solutions to create effective information management strategies aimed at driving results at a lower cost.

The capabilities and reliability of Analyticsmart have created long-lasting partnerships with global brands and retailers in Canada and abroad.

Analyticsmart was founded in 2009. We currently have offices in Toronto and Montreal. We are financially prudent as we are a successful bootstrapped company looking forward to growing in larger markets.

What sets us apart?

• Incredible offices in Liberty Village and Old Town Montreal
• Fun work environment
• Our experience and accomplishments within the industries that we serve
• Our value propositions
• We take our partnerships seriously. We are very dedicated to our clients
• We work with small clients as well as global brands
• We are a different kind of company and that makes all the difference

The Opportunity

The Jr. Category Advisor will support Walmart by turning category, shopper, sales, space and market data into clear recommendations while coordinating projects across Walmart stakeholders, manufacturers, brokers, data providers and internal Analyticsmart teams. This role combines strong category management capability with disciplined project coordination. The successful candidate will keep multiple vendor workstreams organized, ensure accurate and timely deliverables, and provide objective, fact-based recommendations that support Walmart category strategies and business priorities.

What you'll do

• Coordinate category projects involving multiple vendors, including project intake, scope confirmation, timelines, responsibilities, dependencies, meetings, status updates and final deliverables.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans, trackers, calendars and action logs; proactively identify risks, resolve gaps and elevate issues before deadlines are affected.
• Serve as a central point of coordination among Walmart, participating vendors, brokers, data providers and Analyticsmart teams while maintaining confidentiality and neutrality.
• Collect, validate and consolidate vendor inputs, ensuring submissions are complete, consistent, accurate and aligned with Walmart requirements.
• Lead recurring project calls and working sessions; prepare agendas, document decisions, assign actions and follow through to completion.
• Analyze POS, market, shopper, assortment, pricing, promotion and space data to identify category opportunities and support recommendations.
• Develop category reviews, modular or assortment analyses, scorecards, dashboards and executive-ready presentations.
• Support modular and planogram processes by coordinating item information, images, attributes, assortment decisions, space inputs and vendor feedback.
• Translate complex analysis into concise stories and recommendations tailored to merchants, vendors and senior stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress and category performance against agreed objectives, KPIs and milestones, and communicate changes clearly.
• Maintain strong documentation, version control and quality assurance across data files, presentations and final recommendations.
• Support continuous improvement by standardizing templates, workflows and communication practices across category projects.

Qualifications

Two or more years of experience in category management, retail analytics, merchandising, CPG, supplier collaboration or a related field.

• Demonstrated experience coordinating projects with multiple external vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of category management principles, retail KPIs and the Canadian grocery, mass, health and beauty, or general merchandise environment.
• Experience with retailer and syndicated data such as Walmart Retail Link or Luminate, Circana, NielsenIQ, Numerator or comparable platforms is an asset.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, JDA, Blue Yonder or space-planning tools is an asset.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, tight timelines and multiple workstreams without losing attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with the confidence to facilitate meetings and communicate with merchants, vendors and senior leaders.
• A collaborative, service-oriented approach combined with sound judgment, discretion and the ability to
• Post-secondary education in business, analytics, marketing, retail management or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Success in This Role

• Projects are delivered accurately, on time and with clear ownership across all participating vendors.
• Walmart stakeholders receive concise, objective insights and recommendations that are easy to act on.
• Vendor communication is organized, professional and consistent, with risks and decisions documented early.
• Category deliverables meet high standards for data quality, analytical rigor, storytelling and presentation readiness.
• Processes become more efficient through stronger planning, reusable tools and disciplined follow-up.

Core Competencies

Category Management | Project Coordination | Vendor Management | Retail Analytics | Stakeholder Communication | Data Quality | Presentation Development | Problem Solving | Accountability