Category Insights Manager

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end category insights support across Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Club customers, developing and executing insight‑led strategies to deliver against sales and profit objectives
• Serve as the category and insights lead for the Walmart Zone and Club channel, translating data into clear, actionable strategies that drive business performance
• Own Scintilla execution end-to-end, including analytics, insights generation, and reporting, ensuring maximum value and ROI
• Act as the Scintilla subject‑matter expert, enabling sales teams and cross‑functional partners through training, coaching, and ongoing support
• Develop and deliver high‑quality insights, analyses, and category reviews that assess performance, identify opportunities, and translate into clear, actionable recommendations
• Leverage all relevant data sources to strengthen recommendations and synthesize complex data into concise, compelling narratives that influence decision‑making
• Design, maintain, and continuously optimize reporting and analytics while measuring and evaluating the impact of key initiatives, incorporating learnings to refine strategies and improve business outcomes
• Partner with sales leadership to identify and activate growth opportunities across innovation, assortment, shelving, pricing, and promotion
• Build and maintain strong, consultative relationships with customer stakeholders to influence execution and drive alignment
• Support key business processes including category reviews, Joint Business Planning (JBP), and ad hoc analyses; actively partner with Sales and the Category Insights team, with travel as needed to support customer engagement and business priorities
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Sales, Customer Planning & Insights, Marketing, Omni Activation, Consumer Insights, and Supply Chain to deliver integrated, insight‑led solutions
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities, clearly communicating implications and recommended actions, while effectively prioritizing efforts to focus on the highest‑impact work
• Serve as a trusted thought partner, bringing forward innovative, insight‑led ideas to grow the business
• Demonstrate strong ownership, curiosity, and initiative, proactively identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve ways of working, and enhance overall team effectiveness
• Actively develop capabilities and share best practices to elevate team performance and ensure scalable, consistent execution
• Provide flexible support across additional customers or categories as business needs evolve

• BA/BS degree required
• 3‑5 years relevant business experience in CPG industry with supplier, retailer, or broker
• Prior Category Management experience a must
• Advanced computer proficiency in Retailer POS, Syndicated and Panel data, Retail Link, Microsoft Excel, Nielsen and/or Circana, and proficiency in PowerPoint as well as other Microsoft Office applications
• Proficient in utilizing, analyzing, and interpreting Scintilla Charter
• Strong analytical, interpretive, and problem‑solving skills
• Strong data visualization and storytelling capabilities
• Working knowledge of space management software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent attitude with a strong team‑orientation
• Creative thinker with ability to communicate and present ideas and solutions
• Experience working with Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Club Channel Customers preferred