Modular Planner/Analyst

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) matching

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Modular Planner/Analyst to join the Walmart Category Advisory Team in Rogers, AR. You will deliver timely category reporting and actionable analytics while managing modular execution from planogram development through final delivery.

Under the Strategic Category Advisor, you will own recurring reports, leverage Walmart Scintilla data and Circana/N IQ insights, and ensure accurate, decision-ready deliverables on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 1–3 years in space planning, modular planning, category management, or related analytics.
• Hands-on experience creating planograms with JDA/Blue Yonder.
• Experience using Circana or NielsenIQ for modular or category analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills for large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategy into practical shelf solutions and space allocation.
• Execute modular relays, line reviews, assortment changes, and item placements.
• Apply modular design to improve shoppability and category flow.
• Create and maintain Walmart modulars using space-planning software.
• Use data sources to evaluate item and space productivity and opportunities.
• Deliver recurring category reporting on sales and shopper behavior.
• Support strategy discussions with timely analytics and materials.
• Maintain organized modular files and version control.
• Coordinate with third-party drawing resources during peak windows.
• Identify learnings and opportunities to improve future shelf solutions.

Skills

Space planning

Modular planning

Category management

Retail analytics

Merchandising

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

JDA / Blue Yonder

Circana / NielsenIQ

Microsoft Excel

Power Query

Pivot tables

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Modular Planner/Analyst to serve as a key member of the Walmart Category Advisory Team. This role will deliver timely category reporting, actionable analytics, and disciplined modular execution to strengthen Walmart's category decisions and support category growth. Working under the guidance of the Strategic Category Advisor, the analyst will independently own recurring reports and foundational advisory operations, ensuring decision-ready deliverables are accurate and completed on time. The analyst will draw upon Walmart, syndicated, shopper, and internal data to assess performance, identify opportunities, and develop fact-based insights and recommendations. The role will also manage modular execution from planogram development through final delivery, following Walmart-defined processes, quality standards, milestones, and deadlines.

What You Will Do

• Translate merchant strategy, approved assortments, demand-based clusters, footage requirements, and space-allocation direction into practical shelf solutions.
• Execute modular relays, line reviews, assortment changes, new-item placements, and category resets accurately and within established timelines.
• Apply modular design principles to support shoppability, logical category flow, item visibility, capacity, days of supply, and operational execution.
• Create, revise, validate, and maintain Walmart modulars using JDA / Blue Yonder or equivalent space-planning software.
• Use Walmart Scintilla data, Circana or NielsenIQ, and internal information to evaluate item productivity, space productivity, assortment performance, and modular opportunities.
• Deliver accurate recurring category reporting on time and translate performance across sales, market share, and shopper behavior metrics in the physical and digital shelf spaces.
• Partner with the Strategic Category Advisor to support category strategy, modular design, and customer-facing discussions through timely reporting, analysis, execution, and fact-based recommendation materials.
• Maintain organized modular files, assumptions, version control, decision records, and documentation that support repeatable execution and audit readiness.
• Coordinate with approved third-party drawing resources during peak modular windows and review outsourced work for accuracy and adherence to standards.
• Support post-modular measurement and identify execution learnings, process improvements, and opportunities to improve future shelf solutions.
• Build efficient Excel-based tools and, where applicable, reporting to improve modular tracking, quality control, and decision support.
• Manage multiple priorities and short-turn requests while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and clear communication with stakeholders.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• One to three years of experience in space planning, modular planning, category management, retail analytics, merchandising, or a related consumer products discipline.
• Hands-on experience creating planograms with JDA / Blue Yonder or another space-planning platform.
• Experience using Walmart Scintilla and Circana or NielsenIQ to support modular, assortment, or category analysis.
• Experience in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to organize, reconcile, analyze, and quality-check large data sets.
• Working knowledge of assortment, clustering, space allocation, capacity, days of supply, category flow, and modular design principles.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Direct experience executing Walmart modulars or supporting a Walmart Category Advisor or Category Leadership team.
• Experience with Walmart modular workflows, line-review cycles, store or cluster variations, and Walmart ways of working.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Power Query, pivot tables, complex formulas, data validation, and repeatable quality-control tools.
• Experience developing dashboards or automated reporting.
• Experience applying AI-enabled analytics or business-intelligence tools to improve reporting, insight generation, scenario analysis, or decision support.
• Experience with household essentials, consumables, or a high-velocity consumer packaged goods category.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.