Sr. Category Development Manager

Sr. Category Development Manager

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

The Sr. Category Development Manager serves as Category Advisor supporting Walmart’s Paper Towels business, based in our Rogers, AR sales office.  The Sr Category Development Manager is responsible for synthesizing data from multiple sources, interpreting and developing recommendations and action plans for the customer that will drive Category Sales and Market Share.  Applicants must be familiar with Walmart’s internal data, syndicated data, Panel and shopper data/Scintilla, and ideally will have prior Walmart Category Advisor experience due to Walmart merchant’s reliance on this role to support vital job responsibilities.  This position will report to the Sr. Team Leader, Walmart Family Care.

In this role, you will:

• Gather, synthesize, and analyze category, shopper, and channel data to inform Walmart merchant of business performance.  Clearly communicate business drivers and develop recommendations to accelerate category growth.  Understand competitive landscape and provide intel to Walmart merchant as appropriate.
• Analyze and evaluate individual and groups of category demographic profiles and consumer purchasing behavior. Translate complex metrics and analytics into valuable strategic insights for consumer dynamics in supporting sustainable growth.
• Lead weekly buyer meetings, advising on hot topics and buyer requests for data/information/presentations to drive category growth.
• Responsible for drawing category modulars and providing supporting documentation.
• Develop strategic business plans, vision, tactics, and strategies for achieving category growth.
• Stay updated on consumer trends for various retail channels.
• Support priority requests for data/information/presentations to drive category growth. Contribute to creating strategic presentations as credible Category Management Advisor to Walmart.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office software, JDA, Power BI, Nielsen Discover, Walmart Loyalty data/Nielsen panel, and Numerator.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years working in Category Management and/or in a role requiring a high level of analytical capabilities
• Previous experience successfully driving category and/or brand plans, strategy development, merchandising knowledge and analytical skills are required.
• Demonstrated project management and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years Customer Development experience
• Proficient in JDA Prospace and have fundamental knowledge of Walmart’s modular process and execution. 
• Knowledge of syndicated data, household panel data, Geo-Demographic data, shopper research, marketing concepts and advanced data software.
• Cross-functional, prioritization and time management, activ