Category Growth Analyst — Retail Advisory (Hybrid)

The J.M. Smucker Company; Bentonville (AR); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The J. M. Smucker Co. is seeking a Senior Analyst to join the Walmart Advisory team in Bentonville, AR. This role develops category growth strategies, builds analytics tools, and supports modular execution across Frozen Snacks and Entertaining.

You will work with HQ and retailer teams to create insights, dashboards, and omni-channel strategies driving in-store and online growth, while collaborating across functions and with Walmart buyers and planners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Advance the team’s development of space management automation capabilities (Shelf IQ) to drive efficiencies and accuracy in planogram activation
• Develop automated category performance scorecards, dashboards, and ad-hoc business intelligence tools enabling quick and efficient review of category performance and market landscape
• Support team in delivering flawless modular execution for the Frozen Snacks and Entertaining category advisorship
• Assist the team in building 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)
• Assist in development of holistic omni-channel category strategies by leveraging the tools, insights, and analytics from internal, industry, and retailer-specific sources
• Assist the team in developing actionable insights and strategic category initiatives to drive category growth with Walmart
• Foster collaborative relationships with the buyer, planner, modular development, and replenishment teams at Walmart

Skills

Sales Analytics

Category Management

Shopper Insights

MS Excel

Cross-functional teamwork

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Spotfire

PowerBI

Tableau

Luminate Data

Nielsen/IRI data

Job description

The J. M. Smucker Co. is seeking a Senior Analyst to join the Walmart Advisory team in Bentonville, AR. This role develops category growth strategies, builds analytics tools, and supports modular execution across Frozen Snacks and Entertaining.

You will work with HQ and retailer teams to create insights, dashboards, and omni-channel strategies driving in-store and online growth, while collaborating across functions and with Walmart buyers and planners.