Category Manager, Walmart, Home Care

Colgate Palmolive; Rogers (AR); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Profit-sharing

401(k) matching

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive in Rogers, Arkansas is seeking a Category Manager for Walmart Homecare. The role focuses on delivering shopper insights to drive the dish liquid, all purpose cleaner and fabric softener categories with internal and partner collaboration.

The candidate will use data sources like Nielsen/IRI and POS data to influence category growth, and travel up to 10% as needed. Hybrid work is offered with in-office Mondays–Thursdays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
• 3+ years of consumer product sales or category management experience.
• 2+ years of analyzing syndicated data (Nielsen, IRI).
• Experience working with retailer point-of-sale data.

Responsibilities

• Track, measure, and optimize category performance across the 7Ps using shopper insights to drive growth for Colgate and retailers.
• Prioritize and represent shopper needs in strategic and tactical decisions.
• Develop actionable recommendations from customer-specific shopper data to drive category solutions.
• Integrate multiple data sources (shopper data, insights, POS) to form robust recommendations.
• Communicate complex data and insights through compelling narratives to influence stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted consultant, building strong partnerships with customers and internal teams.
• Collaborate with Colgate teams and external brokers to execute strategies and hit objectives.
• Maintain curiosity to identify opportunities for improvement and guide the team with data-driven insights.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Google Sheets

Travel 10%

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Nielsen/IRI data analysis

Job description

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number #176229 - Rogers, Arkansas, United States

As our Category Manager, Walmart, Homecare you will create and share compelling stories that provide insight into how shopper behaviors influence our dish liquid, all purpose cleaner, and fabric softener categories. You will serve as the category expert by delivering insight-based engaging category presentations and highlighting category growth opportunities to Walmart merchants and internally to our corporate headquarters.

You’ll drive the discovery and use of consumer, category, customer, and market insights into Fabuloso, Palmolive, Murphy’s Oil Soap, Ajax, Suavitel brands and more for use in building strategies across the Customer Development Team, category and planning. Through this customer communications, and initiatives that enhance brand and category performance.

Track, measure, and optimize category performance (the 7Ps) using shopper insights and retail data to turn complex analytics into clear growth strategies for Colgate and our retail partners.

Your Day to Day and The Future

• Track, measure, and optimize category performance across the 7Ps using shopper insights and retail data to turn complex analytics into clear growth strategies for Colgate and our retail partners.
• Prioritize and represent shopper needs in all strategic and tactical decision-making.
• Utilize customer-specific shopper behavior data and insights to develop and deliver actionable recommendations that drive category and Colgate solutions.
• Integrate and analyze multiple data sources, including shopper data, proprietary insights, and Point-of-Sale (POS) data, to formulate robust, customer-specific recommendations.
• Effectively communicate complex data, insights, and shopper behavior findings through compelling, fact-based narratives to influence customer and internal stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted consultant to the customer, building strong, collaborative partnerships founded on mutual trust and integrity.
• Collaborate effectively with internal Colgate-Palmolive teams and external broker partners to execute strategies and achieve shared business objectives.
• Maintain a high level of curiosity to proactively seek out and identify opportunities for improvement, analyze results to determine the root cause of performance, and guide the team with data-driven insights.

You’ll need to have:

• A bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of consumer product sales or category management experience
• 2+ years of experience analyzing syndicated data (Nielsen, IRI)
• Experience working with retailer point of sale data
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets and Slides
• Availability to travel 10% of the time

Even better if you have:

• Experience working with Shopper Behavior Data (Scintilla, Dunhumby, ExtraCare, 1010, etc.)
• Familiarity working with Household Panel data (Numerator, Nielsen Panel, etc.)
• JDA or other space planning experience
• Proficiency in AI platforms such as Gemini
• Background working in consumer product goods

We collaborate in person at our Rogers, Arkansas office Monday through Thursday, with Fridays reserved for wherever you do your best remote work.

Compensation And Benefits

Salary Range $86,000.00 - $137,000.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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