Sr Manager, Category Leadership - Walmart

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao’s Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder’s of Hanover. Swanson, and V8.

Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners). Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting. Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay. If in WHQ - free access to the fitness center.

Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store. Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell’s. Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually. Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

• Build Strong Customer and Internal Relationships Proven ability to coach talent, lead through ambiguity, and build collaborative internal and customer partnerships
• Develop executive-ready presentations, customer-facing selling stories, and strategic recommendations that influence Walmart merchant decisions and equip internal leadership to act on Campbell’s and category opportunities.
• Facilitate buyer onboarding, internal alignment, and cross-functional education on Walmart category strategies and business priorities.

• Lead category analytics, attribution, and insight development for line reviews, innovation summits, modular reviews, buyer meetings, and strategic projects.
• Translate complex data into insights and recommendations that are clear, prioritized, and actionable.
• Develop assortment, shelving, clustering, planogram, merchandising, and omnichannel growth recommendations and identify potential pricing and promotional opportunities.
• Measure performance, communicate business impact, and identify future growth opportunities.
• Support innovation sell-in, launch tracking, and post-launch performance across in-store and online.
• Develop Digital Shelf recommendations that improve discoverability, availability, conversion, and shopper engagement.
• Deliver routine and ad hoc category analyses and strategic projects that support customer and business objectives.
• Monitor competitive activity, emerging innovation, and Walmart marketplace changes to identify risks, opportunities, and strategic implications.

• Walmart merchants and internal partners including Sales, Strategy, Insights, and Brand teams.

• (must have) Bachelor’s Degree required
• 8+ years of CPG, retail, category management, shopper insights, or related experience
• 3+ years of Walmart category management or insights experience preferred
• Ability to lead planning, timelines, and cross functional coordination for line reviews, modular milestones, innovation summits, and customer meetings.
• Deep understanding of Walmart processes, merchandising strategy, and category review best practices
• Advanced proficiency with Walmart Scintilla-Shopper Behavior, Channel Performance, and ADD, Circana/IRI or NielsenIQ, Kantar, Mintel, and other advanced analytics tools.
• Deep category management, shopper insights, assortment, JDA/Blue Yonder space planning, and modular experience.
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