Category Strategist - Walmart Advisor Team - Seasons

Job Location: Bentonville, AR

Why Hershey?
Over more than a century, our iconic brands have been built on a foundation of community investment and connections between people around the world. Equally competitive and compassionate, we continue to build a legacy as we invest in the people and snacks of the future.
From the beginning, Milton Hershey believed that if you do good, you’ll do well. By doing what we do best—from our delicious snacks to spreading goodness in our communities—we bring people together.
The spirit of creating human connections that motivated our founder 125 years ago remains the driving force that inspires our 18,000 employees today.
And while much has changed in America since the days of Milton Hershey, the power of building connections with those around us—from consumers and shareholders, to our partners and employees—remains vital to the future of our children, our communities, and our business.

Why the Walmart Advisor Team?
On the Walmart Advisor Team, we strive every day to be an indispensable partner to Walmart by providing strategic, consultative data-driven guidance and leadership to fuel category growth as advisors. Our team has a proven track record of success, but we are not afraid to think differently and embrace new ideas.
We know our people are our competitive advantage and we empower them to be the unbiased category experts. We are a high-performing team that loves winning in a fast-paced environment, but never doing it alone.  We thrive on a collaborative spirit; we are fiercely competitive in business and highly supportive of each other.  
If you are fueled by results, intellectually curious, and want to get in on the ground floor of building the future of snacking in retail at Walmart – this is the team for you!

What You’ll Do
• Proactively identify marketplace opportunities which lead to category growth.
• Build the strategic vision and priorities for your respective Business Unit.
• Leverage analytical tools such as Space Planning, MasterCard APT, Alteryx, Tableau, and more.
• Develop and manage projects that create the future of the category, including space acquisitions, fixture innovations, feature implementations, merchandising standards and beyond.
• Develop modular/merchandising strategies and ensure timely and accurate seasonal execution timing
• Merge physical and digital strategies to ensure consistency in category / seasonal execution across all fulfillment models.
• Synthesize actionable insights using retailer data and internal/syndicated data sources.
• Grow connectivity with Walmart and identify new contacts to extend reach and capabilities.
• Establish yourself as the leading provider of seasonal category strategies and expertise, both to Walmart and within your team.
• Enhance cross-functional capabilities by working alongside counterparts in other areas of our Advisor team.
• Question the status-quo and continually challenge yourself and the team with what is possible.
• Closely partner with teammates to develop strategy and assist with order writing process.
• Ideate, Develop & Test strategic solutions that enhance the customer experience within Seasons.

What You’ll Need to Succeed
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Customer-First mindset
• Impactful data-driven story telling experience
• Strong problem-solving capabilities
• Advanced Analytic Skills
• Project Management and organizational skills
• Technical skills to include space management software, syndicated and panel data sources, data analysis and visualization tools, Microsoft Office
• Advanced understanding of Consumer/Shopper Behavior and Market Research Strategies
• Knowledge of Category Management processes and CPG Industry trends
• Category Management and/or CPG Sales experience (5-7 years)
• Bachelor’s Degree required
 

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