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Associate Lead, Category Leadership

at J.M. Smucker

📍 Bentonville, AR Hybrid Posted April 14, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 4+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

Serve as a key category advisor supporting Walmart with modular execution and analytics. You will lead shelf/space automation capabilities (Shelf IQ) and develop data-driven category strategies using syndicated and retailer data sources, delivering omni-channel insights to drive growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Advance modular shelf automation capabilities (Shelf IQ) for planogram activation
  • Gather and analyze category, consumer, and market data from sources like Luminate, IRI, and Retail Link
  • Develop actionable category growth strategies for Walmart and omni-channel execution
  • Integrate digital shelf and omni-insights to drive assortment and space decisions
  • Provide thought leadership on category trends and deliver flawless modular output (truncated)

Technical Overview

Apply category, consumer, and market analytics using datasets and retail tools such as Luminate, IRI, Retail Link, Walmart Retail Link, Scintilla Data, and syndicated panel data (IRI, Nielsen). Utilize space automation software (Shelf IQ) and potentially JDA space planning to improve planogram activation and modular execution outputs.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an associate lead with 4+ years of analytical category management experience, ideally including Walmart customer exposure. They are skilled in using category and syndicated/panel datasets (IRI, Nielsen, Walmart Retail Link, Scintilla Data) and can drive modular execution and space automation using Shelf IQ and related tools to deliver omni-channel category growth strategies.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's Degree4+ years' analytical experience with Category Management disciplinePrevious experience with Walmart as a customerAdvanced in using MS Office Suite (ExcelPowerpointand related software applications)Proficient in using Syndicated (IRINielsen) and Panel DataProficient in Walmart Retail Link and Scintilla DataDevelop actionable insights and strategic category initiatives

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience implementing space automation software & capabilitiesShelf IQ a plusExperience using JDA (Space planning)

Tools & Platforms

Shelf IQLuminateIRIRetail LinkWalmart Retail LinkScintilla DataSyndicated (IRINielsen)NielsenJDA (Space planning)MS Office SuiteMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint

Required Skills

modular shelf automation functionsShelf IQspace management automationplanogram activationcategory data analysisLuminateIRIRetail Linkshopper insightssales dataomni-channel category strategiesomni-insightsdigital shelfcategory trendsMS Office SuiteExcelPowerpointSyndicated (IRINielsen)Panel DataWalmart Retail LinkScintilla DataJDA (Space planning)

Hard Skills

modular shelf automation functionsShelf IQspace management automationplanogram activationcategoryconsumerand market data analysisLuminateIRI (IRI data)Retail Linkshopper insightssales dataomni-channel category strategiesdigital shelfomni-insightscategory trends analysisspace automation softwareJDA (Space planning)MS Office SuiteMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointSyndicated (IRINielsen)Panel DataWalmart Retail LinkScintilla Data

Soft Skills

collaborationrelationship buildingthought leadershipstakeholder communicationcross-functional partnershipability to work with buyerplannermodular developmentand replenishment teams

Industry & Role

Industry Retail
Job Function Lead category analytics and modular shelf/space automation strategy in support of Walmart category growth
Role Subtype Operations Analyst

Keywords for Your Resume

Associate LeadCategory Leadershipmodular execution and analyticsmodular shelf automationShelf IQspace management automationplanogram activationcategory growth strategiesomni-channel category strategiesomni-insightsdigital shelfcategory trendsLuminateIRIRetail Linkshopper insightssales dataWalmartbuyerplannermodular developmentreplenishment teamsJDASpace planningMS Office SuiteExcelPowerpointSyndicatedNielsenPanel DataScintilla DataWalmart Retail Link

Deal Breakers

Bachelor's Degree required, 4+ years' analytical experience with Category Management discipline required, Previous experience with Walmart as a customer required, Must be proficient in Walmart Retail Link and Scintilla Data

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