Category Advisor Team Lead

4 days ago


Bentonville, Arkansas, United States Lactalis American Group , Inc. Full time
Category Advisor Team Lead

Lactalis American Group, Inc. is seeking a skilled Category Advisor Team Lead to join our team in Bentonville, AR. As a key member of our customer-facing team, you will support the Walmart and Sam's Club advisor teams by developing and presenting strategic plans in collaboration with the customer, internal insights, and research resources.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Become a trusted partner and expert for the buyer, providing strategic recommendations on improvements in selling strategies for the account.
  • Deliver fully integrated consumer, category, and market insights to guide Walmart and Sam's Club's strategic choices and tactical actions.
  • Teach and lead a team in modular execution, reporting, and analytic best practices.
  • Collaborate with external and internal partners to identify mutually beneficial opportunities.
  • Elevate best-in-class category management principles, driving efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Analyze syndicated data to identify key insights and business recommendations on distribution, assortment, pricing, and promotion.
  • Develop and integrate consumer, shopper, and retailer insights to inform targeted strategies, plans, and decisions.
  • Lead broader space initiatives across aisles and stores.
  • Analyze planograms to optimize assortment based on productivity, pricing, promotions, product, or placement.
  • Identify and measure promotional and competitive activities.
  • Maintain the confidentiality of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club category and competitive data.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree.
  • 5-10 years of consumer package goods industry experience.
  • JDA/Blue Yonder or other Space Planning experience required.
  • Strong capability in analyzing data, formulating recommendations, and developing presentations.
  • Strong knowledge of consumer products and developing partnerships with national accounts.
  • Strong strategic planning, organizational, interpersonal skills.
  • Able to communicate effectively, manage time effectively, build relationships across disciplines, and exercise varying degrees of judgment, independence, and discretion.
  • Self-starter, motivated, and intellectually curious with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Strong syndicated and panel data knowledge.
  • Space management software skills (JDA Space Planning).
  • Ability to comprehend and sell space management concepts within the context of category management.
  • Working knowledge of computers and related systems, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Retail Link, Luminate, Madrid, and Third-Party Syndicated Data such as IRI.
  • Ability to travel (up to 10-15%).

Lactalis American Group, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis, including veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.



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