FGF Brands · 3 hours ago
Category Development Manager
Bentonville, AR
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expFGF Brands is a leading North American bakery company seeking a Category Development Manager to provide insights and recommendations to optimize category performance for Walmart USA. The role involves analyzing data, leading planogram creation, and collaborating closely with Walmart Merchants to enhance category strategies.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingSnack Food
Responsibilities
Provides expert category knowledge on performance, innovation, market insights, trends, and shopper and consumer insights
Creates ongoing reporting (weekly/monthly/quarterly) to track and interpret performance while drawing insights that lead to actionable category development recommendations
Works closely and builds a trusted partnership with Walmart Merchants and the planogram Team to provide objective recommendations and become category experts
Leads the analytics and development of Walmart Modulars (twice per year for each category) while adhering to tight schedules and timelines
Provides regional cluster recommendations to capitalize on unique opportunities within pockets of the country
Presents recommendations to Walmart that optimize category performance
Collaborate with Walmart Merchants on final walkthroughs to seek Walmart Senior Leadership approval of Modulars
Identifies assortment opportunities, shelf (or table) allocation, and adjacent recommendations of planograms
Provide postmortems and tracking of programs, including seasonal programs that lead to future recommendations
Oversee the Retail Link/Luminate, while maximizing utility and advanced analytic reporting capabilities
Respects the confidentiality of Walmart Category Advisership and competitive data
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated ability in sales analytics, category management to formulate recommendations
Minimum 5 years CPG experience
Previous planogram creation experiences are a must with proven proficiency in Blue Yonder (JDA/ProSpace)
A high-level expert in all Microsoft Office Suite tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
Strong proficiency in pulling data within Luminate/Retail Link, IRI, and Numerator
Proven high level of expertise in Luminate/Retail Link and managing significant amounts of data
Proven expertise in building user-friendly tools and reports that help bring data to life
Ability to distill vast amounts of data into critical business insights
Superb communication skills
An incredible attention to detail, especially as it relates to data accuracy
Previous experience in presenting complex analytics to a senior-level audience
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with flexibility and tolerance of change
Embrace our corporate values of speed, change and uncertainty while driving profitable growth
Education – Bachelor's Degree Required
Benefits
Competitive Compensation
Health & Welfare Benefits including Vision & Dental
401 (k) matching program
Discount program - Restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc.
Tuition reimbursement
Company
FGF Brands
FGF Brands is a food production company that helps bakery, coffee houses, restaurants and grocery retailers with foodservice solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Alvin B. Moore
Talent & Development Business Partner
LaDonna Lytle
Human Resources Business Partner
Recent News
2025-02-11
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