Senior Analyst, Category Leadership - Analytics

Your Opportunity as the Senior Analyst, Category Leadership - Analytics

You will be a critical member of the Walmart category advisor team working directly with Walmart in support of developing winning category growth strategies and modular execution. You will leverage and develop point-of-sale business reporting to inform over-arching category performance as well as supporting the delivery of flawless modular execution within the team. This role is key in supporting the development and discovery of industry leading category growth opportunities to drive in-store and omnichannel growth working closely with HQ Category Leadership, Insights, and Integrated Analytics teams to create holistic analyses, analytic tools, and understanding of the Category landscape to drive winning category growth in support of our Walmart category advisorships.

Location: Bentonville, AR

Work Arrangements: Hybrid ~30% in office expectation

In this role you will:

• Develop automated category performance scorecards, dashboards, and ad-hoc business intelligence tools enabling quick and efficient review of category performance and market landscape

• Support team in delivering flawless modular execution for the Frozen Snacks and Entertaining category advisorship

• Advance the teams development of space management automation capabilities (Shelf IQ) to drive efficiencies and accuracy in planogram activation

• Assist the team in building influential category growth strategies by gathering and analyzing category, consumer, and market data from multiple sources (e.g., Luminate, IRI, Retail Link, shopper insights, sales data).

• Develop superior capabilities in data analysis with a passion for data science, AI, and Machine Learning (ML)

• Assist in development of holistic omni-channel category strategies by leveraging the tools, insights, and analytics from internal, industry, and retailer-specific sources

• Assist the team in developing actionable insights and strategic category initiatives to drive category growth with Walmart

• Foster collaborative relationships with the buyer, planner, modular development, and replenishment teams at Walmart

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree

• 2+ years of experience in Sales Analytics, Category Management or Shopper Insights

• Proficient in using Syndicated Data (IRI/Nielsen), Panel Data, POS and Retail Shopper Data

• Proficient in JDA Pro Space and all Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint)

• Strong cross-functional teamwork and ability to build relationships

• Effective analytical, interpretive, & problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to influence decisions

• Self-motivated with ability to manage multiple projects and customers

• Ability to travel as needed (less than 10%)

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required):

• Experience analyzing sales reports, including extensive use of Microsoft Excel, Spotfire, PowerBI, or Tableau

• Experience building relationships within retail customers

• Proficient with data visualization software (Tableau, Spotfire)

• Experience with SQL/Python/Snowflake

• Experience implementing space automation capabilities

• Proficient in Walmart Point of Sale data and Luminate Data

• Proficient with 3rd Party data analysis (NPD, Mintel, Kantar)

Learn more about working at Smucker:

• Our Total Rewards Benefits Program

• Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business

• Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity

Follow us on LinkedIn

#LI-CM1

#LI-Hybrid