Sr. Category Development Manager

Sr. Category Development Manager

Job Description Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies, Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott, Kotex, Poise, Depend, and Kimberly-Clark Professional. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. About You The Sr. Category Development Manager serves as Category Advisor supporting Walmart’s Paper business.  The Category Advisor is responsible for synthesizing data from multiple sources, interpreting and developing recommendations and action plans for the customer that will drive Category Sales and Market Share.  

Applicants must be familiar with Walmart’s internal data, syndicated data, Panel and shopper data/Scintilla, and ideally will have prior Walmart Category Advisor experience due to Walmart merchant’s reliance on this role to support vital job responsibilities.  This position will report to the Sr. Team Leader, Walmart Family Care. In this role, you will:

Gather, synthesize, and analyze category, shopper, and channel data to inform Walmart merchant of business performance.  Clearly communicate business drivers and develop recommendations to accelerate category growth.  Understand competitive landscape and provide intel to Walmart merchant as appropriate.

Analyze and evaluate individual and groups of category demographic profiles and consumer purchasing behavior. Translate complex metrics and analytics into valuable strategic insights for consumer dynamics in supporting sustainable growth.

Lead weekly buyer meetings, advising on hot topics and buyer requests for data/information/presentations to drive category growth.

Responsible for drawing category modulars and providing supporting documentation.

Develop strategic business plans, vision, tactics, and strategies for achieving category growth.

Stay updated on consumer trends for various retail channels.

Support priority requests for data/information/presentations to drive category growth. Contribute to creating strategic presentations as credible Category Management Advisor to Walmart.

Proficient in using Microsoft Office software, JDA, Power BI, Nielsen Discover, Walmart Loyalty data/Nielsen panel, and Numerator.

Unwavering focus on delivering results

Ability to thrive in a learning environment

Curiosity to dig deeper

Generating innovative solutions

Cultivating networks

Efficiently focus on details

Personal accountability

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required5+ years Category Management Previous experience successfully driving category and/or brand plans, strategy development, merchandising knowledge and analytical skills are required.

Demonstrated project management and leadership skills.

Must be proficient in JDA Prospace and have fundamental knowledge of Walmart’s modular process and execution. Results, strategy and vision orientation, leadership, strong oral and written communication, ethical judgment and decision making, resource management, change management, mentoring, analytical, project and risk management and building relationships.

Preferred Experience /

Qualifications:

Knowledge of syndicated data, household panel data, Geo-Demographic data, shopper research, marketing concepts and advanced data software. Cross-functional,…