Strategic Category Advisory Manager — Walmart

J.M. Smucker; Bentonville (AR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

JM Smucker seeks a Manager, Category Advisory for Walmart to partner with Walmart's merchant team, delivering insight-led recommendations and optimized category plans. You will lead modular build, reviews, and reporting using Circana, POS data, and JDA ProSpace while guiding a small team.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data integration from syndicated sources, and the ability to translate insights into actionable plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 6+ years CPG experience.
• 2+ years Walmart Category Advisory experience.
• Experience supervising direct reports.
• Strong analytical skills and storytelling.
• Proficiency with syndicated data tools (Scintilla, Circana).

Responsibilities

• Act as category advisor to Walmart merchants, delivering insight-led recommendations.
• Lead modular build process for optimized planograms and assortment strategies.
• Conduct category reviews, SWOTs, and scorecards using syndicated and POS data.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Insights, and R&D to support buyer strategies and category initiatives.

Skills

Category management

Analytical thinking

Storytelling

Leadership

Collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Scintilla

Excel

PowerPoint

Circana

JDA ProSpace

Tableau

Job description

JM Smucker seeks a Manager, Category Advisory for Walmart to partner with Walmart's merchant team, delivering insight-led recommendations and optimized category plans. You will lead modular build, reviews, and reporting using Circana, POS data, and JDA ProSpace while guiding a small team.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data integration from syndicated sources, and the ability to translate insights into actionable plans.