Category Insights Manager: Growth & Analytics Leader

Jobtailor

Rogers (AR)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 95,000

Full time

14 days+

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Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree required.
  • 3–5 years relevant business experience in CPG with supplier, retailer, or broker.
  • Prior Category Management experience required.
  • Advanced proficiency in Retail POS, Syndicated/Panel data, Retail Link, Excel, Nielsen/Circana; proficient in PowerPoint and MS Office.
  • Proficient in utilizing, analyzing, and interpreting Scintilla Charter.
  • Strong analytical, interpretive, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience with Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Club Channel customers preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end category insights support across Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Club customers, developing and executing insight-led strategies to deliver against sales and profit objectives.
  • Lead the category and insights for the Walmart Zone and Club channel, translating data into clear, actionable strategies that drive business performance.
  • Own Scintilla execution end-to-end, including analytics, insights generation, and reporting, ensuring maximum value and ROI.
  • Act as the Scintilla subject‑matter expert, enabling sales teams and cross-functional partners through training, coaching, and ongoing support.
  • Develop and deliver high‑quality insights, analyses, and category reviews that assess performance, identify opportunities, and translate into clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Leverage all relevant data sources to strengthen recommendations and synthesize complex data into concise, compelling narratives that influence decision-making.
  • Design, maintain, and continuously optimize reporting and analytics while measuring and evaluating the impact of key initiatives, incorporating learnings to refine strategies and improve business outcomes.
  • Partner with sales leadership to identify and activate growth opportunities across innovation, assortment, shelving, pricing, and promotion.
  • Build and maintain strong, consultative relationships with customer stakeholders to influence execution and drive alignment.
  • Support key business processes including category reviews, Joint Business Planning (JBP), and ad hoc analyses; actively partner with Sales and the Category Insights team, with travel as needed to support customer engagement and business priorities.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Planning & Insights, Marketing, Omni Activation, Consumer Insights, and Supply Chain to deliver integrated, insight-led solutions.
  • Proactively identify risks and opportunities, clearly communicating implications and recommended actions, while effectively prioritizing efforts to focus on the highest‑impact work.
  • Serve as a trusted thought partner, bringing forward innovative, insight-led ideas to grow the business.
  • Demonstrate strong ownership, curiosity, and initiative, proactively identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve ways of working, and enhance overall team effectiveness.
  • Actively develop capabilities and share best practices to elevate team performance and ensure scalable, consistent execution.
  • Provide flexible support across additional customers or categories as business needs evolve.

Skills

Category Management
Data analysis
Storytelling & visualization
Communication
Team collaboration

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel
PowerPoint
Retail Link
Nielsen/Circana
Retail POS
Syndicated data
Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities
  • Own end-to-end category insights support across Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Club customers, developing and executing insight‑led strategies to deliver against sales and profit objectives
  • Serve as the category and insights lead for the Walmart Zone and Club channel, translating data into clear, actionable strategies that drive business performance
  • Own Scintilla execution end-to-end, including analytics, insights generation, and reporting, ensuring maximum value and ROI
  • Act as the Scintilla subject‑matter expert, enabling sales teams and cross‑functional partners through training, coaching, and ongoing support
  • Develop and deliver high‑quality insights, analyses, and category reviews that assess performance, identify opportunities, and translate into clear, actionable recommendations
  • Leverage all relevant data sources to strengthen recommendations and synthesize complex data into concise, compelling narratives that influence decision‑making
  • Design, maintain, and continuously optimize reporting and analytics while measuring and evaluating the impact of key initiatives, incorporating learnings to refine strategies and improve business outcomes
  • Partner with sales leadership to identify and activate growth opportunities across innovation, assortment, shelving, pricing, and promotion
  • Build and maintain strong, consultative relationships with customer stakeholders to influence execution and drive alignment
  • Support key business processes including category reviews, Joint Business Planning (JBP), and ad hoc analyses; actively partner with Sales and the Category Insights team, with travel as needed to support customer engagement and business priorities
  • Collaborate cross‑functionally with Sales, Customer Planning & Insights, Marketing, Omni Activation, Consumer Insights, and Supply Chain to deliver integrated, insight‑led solutions
  • Proactively identify risks and opportunities, clearly communicating implications and recommended actions, while effectively prioritizing efforts to focus on the highest‑impact work
  • Serve as a trusted thought partner, bringing forward innovative, insight‑led ideas to grow the business
  • Demonstrate strong ownership, curiosity, and initiative, proactively identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve ways of working, and enhance overall team effectiveness
  • Actively develop capabilities and share best practices to elevate team performance and ensure scalable, consistent execution
  • Provide flexible support across additional customers or categories as business needs evolve
Requirements
  • BA/BS degree required
  • 3‑5 years relevant business experience in CPG industry with supplier, retailer, or broker
  • Prior Category Management experience a must
  • Advanced computer proficiency in Retailer POS, Syndicated and Panel data, Retail Link, Microsoft Excel, Nielsen and/or Circana, and proficiency in PowerPoint as well as other Microsoft Office applications
  • Proficient in utilizing, analyzing, and interpreting Scintilla Charter
  • Strong analytical, interpretive, and problem‑solving skills
  • Strong data visualization and storytelling capabilities
  • Working knowledge of space management software
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills
  • Excellent attitude with a strong team‑orientation
  • Creative thinker with ability to communicate and present ideas and solutions
  • Experience working with Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Club Channel Customers preferred
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