Senior Category Leader: Walmart Growth & Insights

The Campbell's Company

Rogers (AR)

Hybrid

USD 145,000 - 199,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental

401(k) with company match

Unlimited sick time

Paid time off and holidays

On-site fitness center

On-site day care (Bright Horizons)

Company store

Job summary

Campbell's seeks a Senior Manager, Category Leadership to drive Walmart category growth through insights-led leadership. You will translate shopper, category, retail, and omnichannel data into strategic recommendations that improve assortment, shelving, merchandising, and digital shelf execution.

This leader partners with Walmart and internal teams to coach, develop, and elevate category strategy while fostering collaboration across functions.

Qualifications

8+ years in CPG, retail, category management, shopper insights, or related experience.
3+ years of Walmart category management or insights experience preferred.
Ability to lead planning, timelines, and cross-functional coordination for line reviews, modular milestones, innovation summits, and customer meetings.
Deep understanding of Walmart processes, merchandising strategy, and category review best practices
Advanced proficiency with Walmart Scintilla-Shopper Behavior, Channel Performance, and ADD, Circana/IRI or NielsenIQ, Kantar, Mintel, and other advanced analytics tools.
Deep category management, shopper insights, assortment, JDA/Blue Yonder space planning, and modular experience.
Strong analytical, PowerPoint, and Excel skills.
Exceptional storytelling and executive communication skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations and influence decisions.

Responsibilities

Build Strong Customer and Internal Relationships with Walmart merchants and internal partners.
Develop executive-ready presentations, customer-facing selling stories, and strategic recommendations that influence Walmart decisions.
Facilitate buyer onboarding, internal alignment, and cross-functional education on Walmart category strategies and priorities.
Lead category analytics, attribution, and insight development for reviews, summits, and projects; translate data into actionable insights.
Develop assortment, shelving, planograms, merchandising, and omnichannel growth recommendations; identify pricing/promotional opportunities.
Measure performance, communicate impact, and identify future growth opportunities.
Support innovation sell-in, launch tracking, and post-launch performance across in-store and online.
Develop Digital Shelf recommendations to improve discoverability and engagement.
Deliver routine ad hoc category analyses and strategic projects aligning with business objectives.
Monitor competitive activity and marketplace changes to identify risks/opportunities.