Associate Category Manager

Associate Category Management Manager, Walmart

Location: Rogers, AR

Background & Purpose of the Job:

The Associate Category Manager delivers thought leadership and insights to drive solutions that accelerate growth for Unilever at Walmart, across Unilever Foods categories. You will partner at multiple levels within Unilever and the customer to influence, plan, and execute best in class category strategies.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do:

You’re a storyteller: You will have access to robust data sources (i.e. Scintilla, Circana, Nielsen, and Numerator) to turn insights into action by providing differentiated thought leadership delivered through simplified stories, to influence category strategies.

You’re a strategist / visionary: Figuring out problems with limited direction doesn’t faze you. You have the intuition to anticipate issues and opportunities by elevating analyses beyond reporting to develop and translate insight into retail action.

You’re a dot connector: You will penetrate multiple cross-functional teams and the customer to successfully influence action plans, aligned to category growth objectives, based on industry research, insights, and Unilever knowledge.

You’re an innovator: You have a healthy dissatisfaction for the status quo and through access to tools, you will set a constant eye on the future to garner insights and develop solutions that drive incremental growth for the customer and Unilever, while influencing internally to design solutions for the customer.

You’re agile & versatile: You can manage multiple customers and tasks at the same time, while delivering recommendations for growth for both Unilever and the customer.

What You’ll Need To Succeed:

Bachelor’s Degree required

Minimum 3 years’ experience in Category Management, Customer Management, Insights, or Sales Strategy, with customer-facing experience preferred

Experience independently penetrating, persuading, and influencing internal and external touchpoints through clear, cogent, and concise communication

Expertise in linking analytics via traditional data sources with retailer data and tools to develop planning insights into action

Capability to develop category strategy at both retailer and manufacturer level and integrate into the planning process

Strong understanding of marketing, sales, shopper insights, corporate strategy, and retailer strategy, operations, and planning, and ability to partner with each and integrate into category strategy/recommendations

Extensive knowledge of syndicated data sources preferred (Circana, Nielsen, Numerator, Household Panel, Loyalty Card Data)

Knowledge of Scintilla, JDA/Blue Yonder, building Plan o grams and Walmart’s modular process.

Pay: The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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