Category Advisor

Incentive Pay: Quarterly performance bonus

Benefits

Summary:

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) profit sharing, Vacation, Holidays, Floating Holidays, Company-paid LTD and life insurance, and Sick leave

In this role, you will be responsible for cultivating and strengthening the relationship with the Walmart Merchant and managing the end-to-end Modular-drawing process This individual will assist in providing best-in-class category leadership to Walmart's Produce business. The successful candidate will have advanced working knowledge of the resources and tools required to execute Walmart's modular and seasonal reset process, create/present/assist in category strategy reviews, and manage complex ad hoc analysis requests — providing strategic and ongoing holistic category and shopper recommendations to the Walmart Buyer.

• Serve as a key, customer-facing contact for the Walmart Merchant, providing category expertise and strategic guidance for the produce business
• Create and lead shopper- and category-centric presentations, founded in research and data analysis, that support Walmart's category performance objectives
• Develop and champion a long-term vision for Produce solutions that enhance convenience, drive incremental purchases tied to key holidays and events, and improve overall trip conversion
• Provide strategic and ongoing holistic category and shopper recommendations to the Walmart Buyer, accounting for consumer and market trends, assortment, space, merchandising, and seasonal timing/reset calendars
• Bring a customer service and start-up mindset, eager to elevate the entire Produce category utilizing a shopper-first approach
• Assist the Director of Category Management in providing best-in-class category leadership

• Utilize category management principles, shopper insights, and space analytics to identify opportunities to expand Seasonal Produce's presence, increase Walmart's share of total Produce sales, and improve overall category performance
• Analyze shopper behavior, store execution, and space productivity metrics to create best-in-class merchandising frameworks that enhance ease of shop and maximize return on retail space
• Identify emerging shopper, category, and retail trends — including shifts in holiday timing, private label growth, and health/dietary trends — to inform future growth strategies and create competitive advantages for Walmart and Next Phase's manufacturer partners
• Anticipate evolving competitive dynamics and proactively develop strategies that increase category productivity while supporting sustainable, year-round growth of the Produce segment
• Leverage shopper and consumer insights to identify key shopper groups and occasions within the channel to inform Walmart's Produce growth strategies
• Apply third-party research resources (including Scintilla Customer Perception, Numerator, Mintel, etc.) to inform and direct strategy for Walmart and the Produce category

• Lead the design and optimization of space allocation frameworks for Walmart's Produce business, driving data-driven space and modular strategies that maximize category productivity, enhance shopper experience, and support sustainable growth across total Produce destinations
• Manage the end-to-end modular-drawing process, including assortment, modular, and space allocation strategies that optimize productivity across in-line and seasonal (endcap/feature) Produce destinations
• Own the evolution of Produce merchandising standards — in-line, endcap, and seasonal feature placements — by developing scalable space solutions that improve visibility, availability, and purchase conversion
• Influence future assortment and modular/reset strategies to expand Produce's…