Associate Manager, Category Leadership - Walmart

Campbell Soup Company; United States; Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Wellness program

Job summary

Campbell's Snacks is seeking a seasoned Category Management Advisor to drive Walmart category growth through insights, planograms, and strategic recommendations. You will partner with buyers and cross-functional teams to optimize distribution, shelving, and pricing based on data analysis.

Join a diverse team at Campbell's Snacks, leveraging Nielsen/IRI data experience, ProSpace and JDA skills, and strong storytelling to influence shopper behavior and deliver measurable results.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree.
• 4+ years’ experience in Category Management or data analytics in the CPG industry.
• Experience with syndicated data (IRI or Nielsen) or equivalent.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic category management initiatives and projects for Walmart.
• Develop planograms and provide category, shopper, and consumer insights.
• Build relationships with Walmart Buyers and cross-functional partners.
• Translate data into actionable recommendations on distribution, shelving, merchandising, and pricing.
• Collaborate with senior team members to implement an integrated category strategy.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Team orientation

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ProSpace

Excel

Access

JDA

Nielsen/IRI

Job description

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao’s Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder’s of Hanover. Swanson, and V8. Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

Benefits

Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners).

• Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
• Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.
• If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center.
• Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.
• Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell’s.
• Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
• Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

How you will make history here

As a member of the Walmart Category Management Advisor Team, you will be responsible for supporting key strategic category management initiatives and projects including store specific planograms for important categories at Walmart. Responsibilities include working to deliver the most effective category, shopper, and channel-specific insights to drive category growth. Additionally, the role is expected to play a key role in the usage and development of tools and capabilities.

What you will do

• The role supports the modular relay process including the drawing of modulars in conjunction with the Walmart Advisor Team Lead.
• Supporting advisership of a key strategic category at Walmart, responsible for providing strategic and tactical recommendations to Walmart buyers on the Distribution, Shelving, Merchandising, and Pricing to improve category performance.
• Develop strong working relationships with Walmart's Buyers and Walmart cross-functional partners.
• Responsible for supporting design compelling category, shopper, and consumer insights.
• Working together with the Walmart Advisor Team Lead will provide support to Walmart Buyers in developing an integrated category strategy.
• Interacts with cross-functional teams to provide strategic actionable insights based on market data analysis and insights.
• Supports communication strategy to implement key research insights into plans at the customer level.
• Provides input into customer planning cycle based on knowledge of category and shopper trends, competitive issues, etc.
• Works closely with cross-functional groups including Buyers, Replenishment, Modular Planning, Space Planning, customer teams, and HQ category management.
• Ability to serve on a trusted category advisor team to customer Project management skills.

Who you will work with

Key members of the Campbell's Snacks organization.

What you bring to the table

• (Must have) Bachelor’s Degree required
• 4+ years’ experience in Category Management or data analytics role in the CPG industry
• IRI or Nielson syndicated data experience
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to details
• Robust communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to think strategically
• Problem Solving & Analytical
• Ability Strong technical skills (ProSpace, Excel, Access, etc.)
• Technical Skills: JDA/ProSpace
• Strong in strategic storytelling
• Familiar with and can draw planograms
• High degree of self-motivation and discipline
• Exceptional organization and communication skills (both written & verbal)
• Excels at math, analytics, and problem-solving
• Ability to work with a wide variety of individuals within the organization and maintain regular contact with all stakeholders
• Team oriented with the ability to work independently
• Initiative and ability to work with various individuals and groups inside and outside the company progressing towards a common goal
• Ability to travel approximately 10% for customer & team meetings.

Location & Requirements

This position will work in the Campbell Rogers AR Office 3 days a week (hybrid role). Due to the nature of the position, modular work may require manual labor and heavy lifting not to exceed 30 pounds.

Compensation and Benefits

The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between $87,900-$120,900. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and qualified applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, including consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.

Company Overview

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