Category Development Manager, Walmart Advisor - Bentonville, United States - Reckitt

Description

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Sales

Our Sales teams help to deliver Reckitt's purpose by building shared success with our customers, making access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment possible in-stores and online.

Within Sales, we're focused on achieving outperformance across all of our channels, operating in highly competitive categories. This focus results in a dynamic, fast paced environment where cross functional teams are encouraged to collaborate to achieve success.

We have around 10,000 sales people across the world, within market roles and ranging in areas like Field Sales, Key Accounts, Trade Marketing and Category Development.

About the role

As a Category Manager Walmart Advisor, you will report to the Category Development Team Lead Walmart Advisorship and will be responsible for the modular process at Walmart on a sku intensive exciting modular category. You will be a trusted partner and collaborator in the modular process and the ideal candidate will operate with integrity, develop collaborative relationships, and have 3+ years of experience in modular development and execution.

You will be part of a high performing team with a proven track record of success in partnering for excellence. People are our competitive advantage, and you will be empowered to be an indispensable partner to Walmart by acting in a consultative capacity, providing strategic data-driven guidance and leadership to fuel Walmart's category growth.

You will be a category expert in the assigned category and a key team member. We thrive on collaboration and are supportive of each other to learn and grow and we provide you amazing tools to elevate insights and fuel your curiosity.

If you are fueled by intellectual curiosity, enjoy learning new tools and being part of an exciting forward-thinking team - this is the role for you

Your responsibilities

In summary, you'll:

• Provide expertise in space management including the analysis of financial data and the ability to provide space related insights.
• Analyse planograms to optimize assortment based on productivity, pricing, product, and placement utilizing third-party data sources as well as Luminate.
• Utilize test and learn processes to understand opportunities with clustering, product placement and assortment.
• Strategic thought leadership in optimizing opportunities through merchandising and forward thinking in the aisle of the future integrating the endless shelf to drive Omni category growth.
• Partner cross functionally with the Advisorship team to implement Walmart's merchandising vision, modular process and deliver comprehensive KPI reporting.
• Customize strategies and plans to support the retailer's category strategy.
• Be a self-directed expert that develops and drives initiatives with the support of the team and implements own initiatives from concept to in-store execution.

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The experience we're looking for

• 4-year college degree, MBA preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in Walmart Advisership role in a sku intensive category
• Expertise in JDA / Blue Yonder, Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.), Syndicated Data (Nielsen, Numerator, etc.), primary and secondary research, and Luminate.
• Strong oral, written communication, and presentation skills
• Proven track record of influencing within cross-functional relationships with key decision makers.
• Proven ability to develop strong long-term client/customer relationships.
• Proven analytical skills & ability to successfully integrate different streams of information into sound propositions.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical, decision making and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to learn new tools and capabilities to help develop and support initiatives.
• Highly proactive with strong time management & organizational skills

The skills for success

Trade Marketing, Field sales; Field sales management, Ecommerce, Analysing sales and Ecommerce data, Leadership skills, Consumer Insights; Shopper Insights; Customer Insights; Category Analysis, Collaboration and partnership skills; Influencing, Consultative Selling, Customer strategy; Channel strategy, Sales strategy development, Perform product planning, Business acumen; financial acumen, commercial accumen, Sales negotiation, P&L Management, Strategy Execution, Operational Excellence.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

US salary ranges

USD $130, $196,000.00

US pay transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.

Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick, and Company recognized holidays; a 401(K) plan; generous paid parental leave; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; product discounts; and much more

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact Reckittis committed to the fullinclusion of all qualified individuals.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.