Director, Beverage Category Strategy & Leadership

The Coca-Cola Company; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 169,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company in Rogers, AR seeks a Director, Category Leadership to build trusted merchant relationships and translate data into actionable recommendations for Walmart & Sam’s Club. You will lead category strategies across assortment, space, modular execution, and shopper-focused decision-making.

Role involves senior stakeholder storytelling, cross-functional collaboration, and capability-building to drive growth opportunities in beverages.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in CPG, retail, category management, shopper insights or analytics.
• Experience developing customer-facing category recommendations for a major retailer (Walmart preferred).
• Strong knowledge of category management, space management, assortment strategy, and shopper behavior.

Responsibilities

• Utilize Power BI, Alteryx, AI-enabled analytics and Excel to analyze data, build dashboards, and deliver visuals for stakeholders.
• Collect, clean, combine, and maintain data to ensure accuracy across reporting and analysis.
• Serve as trusted advisor to Walmart merchants, guiding tactical and strategic category decisions.

Skills

Power BI

Alteryx

Excel

SQL

AI-enabled analytics

Storytelling

Customer focus

Category management

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Walmart Scintilla

Nielsen

Circana

Numerator

JDA/Blue Yonder

Cantactix/Mission Control

Job description

The Coca-Cola Company in Rogers, AR seeks a Director, Category Leadership to build trusted merchant relationships and translate data into actionable recommendations for Walmart & Sam’s Club. You will lead category strategies across assortment, space, modular execution, and shopper-focused decision-making.

Role involves senior stakeholder storytelling, cross-functional collaboration, and capability-building to drive growth opportunities in beverages.