Sr. Manager, Category Advisor – R0004859-7003

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Join our Sales team at Helen of Troy and make an immediate impact on our
trusted brands: OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Honeywell, PUR, Braun, Vicks,
Hot Tools, Drybar, Curlsmith, and Revlon. Together, we build innovative
and useful products that elevate peoples lives everywhere every day.

Look around your home, and youll find us everywhere, in your
kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom. We are already making your
everyday lives better. We are powered by knowledgeable, enthusiastic,
and forward-thinking people committed to developing a culture of
inclusion. Whether you are just starting your career or in need of a
challenge, we recognize, develop, and empower talent!

Position: Sr. Manager, Category Advisor

Department: Sales

Work Location: Bentonville, AR , Hybrid (work 3 days onsite)

Hybrid Schedule: Helen of Troy associates enjoy the advantages and
flexibility of a hybrid working model, allowing for in office 3 days
minimum, and remote 2 days. Any changes to this working model would be
communicated accordingly.

What you will be doing:

As our customers most trusted category guide, you will support the
Walmart Merchandising Team to bring about outstanding growth solutions.
As the category pro, you will develop differentiated, relevant, and
concrete insights which guide an outstanding category growth strategy.
You will also aid in the execution of the strategy and provide critical
metric tracking.

– Stewards the value of Helen of Troys Category Advisory Services
with Walmart Merchandising leadership.
– Is responsible for the interaction with Walmart to evaluate the
category, address key business questions, and build strategies and
tactics to drive category growth.
– Deliver fully coordinated consumer, category, and market insights to
guide Walmarts strategic choices and tactical actions which
provide outstanding growth.
– Proactively provide analytics using all Category Management
capabilities, such as planograms software, data visualization tools,
and marketplace data to drive business opportunities and develop
recommendations.
– Nurtures business relationships with Walmart key contacts that
establish Helen of Troy as the leading source for all category
strategy needs.
– Responsible for planning and implementing modular relays with
Walmart Merchandising.
– Responsible for providing Category Management reporting, trend
analysis, customized reports, and special project work directly to
Walmart Merchandising.
– Extensive partnership with Walmarts Merchandising teams applying
JDA Space Planning software for semi-annual resets.
– Track and Develop Strategy to Gain Share leadership at
manufacturing, Brand & Sub-Category levels. Maintain & manipulate
big data to develop deep insights on Products (HoT & Competitive).
– Concisely explain the online category insights to cross-functional
groups. Explain why things are happening online (products or
people). Convert these insights into actional NPD and trends.
– Bring more value to the division and selling process as the category
leader/captain by developing current and consistent data analysis to
support “category” selling stories and line reviews.
– Develop, maintain, and report with analysis (monthly) on the Market
Share Overviews, Pricing Bucket, and perhaps PowerBI Dashboards.

Skills needed to be successful in this role:

– Ability to analyze, understand and interpret point of sale and
syndicated data
– Ability to simultaneously prioritize multiple projects
– Ability to build a complete category management review including
relevant data and recommendations
– Strong analytical, verbal, written, and p esentation skills
– Capability to develop and influence strategy at both retailer and
manufacturer, with management-level positions

Minimum Qualifications:

– Bachelors Degree, preferably in Marketing or Business
– 5 years experience in CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) within the
eCommerce channel
– 5 years experience in Category & Shopper Insights
– 2 years experience as Walmart Category Advisor
– Experience in a combination of Category Management, Analytics, or
Sales
– Knowledge of syndicated data sources: NPD, Nielsen/IRI, Household
Panel, & TraQline
– Knowledge of JDA Space Planning software
– Experience with Excel and PowerPoint
– Experience working with senior customer leadership at the Senior
Buyer/Merchant or DMM level
– Knowledge and use of data visualization software: Power BI or
Tableau
– Experience with Atlas data warehouse, SQL Server and Access
– Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Benefits: Salary Bonus, Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Paid
Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, 401(k) with company match, Basic Life
Insurance, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Paid
Time Off (PTO), Paid Chari