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R2753060 Category Development Manager, Walmart

Location: Must be located in Bentonville, Arkansas

About the Job

Are you passionate about driving growth through strategic insights and category development? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your analytical skills can make a significant impact? If so, we have an amazing opportunity within our Category Development group. The Category Development Manager, Walmart is a customer facing role responsible for driving thought leadership with actionable and compelling shopper and category insights.

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we build trusted and loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. Our mission is to enable better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view. To achieve this, we need people who can shape the future of our business and help us on our journey to becoming the best fast-moving consumer healthcare company in and for the world.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ability to define and present omni strategies that deliver sales and share growth at Walmart.

• Perform competitive assessments and analysis for categories- share shifts, what’s working/not working across competitive retailers.

• Drive category management principles by identifying and delivering best in class insights and actions through compelling story telling while leveraging a broad range of data sources (Numerator, IRI, Nielsen, Luminate, Custom Research, etc..) in the areas of in-market performance, shopper behavior and decision making, shelving/pricing research projects, and the development of aisle and category solutions

• Partner with internal commercial team partners on development and execution of category growth platforms. Must be able to translate category growth platforms into tactical recommendations through AMPS that influence retailers to take action.

• Anticipate and respond to customer and customer team needs initiating appropriate selling enhancement and/or defense plans to capitalize on market opportunities.

• Leverage existing category management inventories, identify insight and data gaps, and help develop the next evolutions of category leadership opportunities.

About You

• B.A. / B.S. degree required.

• 5+ years of proven delivery in CPG with top and bottom-line results required. Excellent business acumen; proficient category and segment knowledge

• Proven success in driving insights partnership with customers

• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking; ability to link strategies, objectives to develop compelling stories

• Strong thought leadership and influencing skills ability to influence both internal teams and customer

• Expert with syndicated and retailer/loyalty data sources required.

• Experience in working on multi-disciplinary teams and/or a matrixed environment while managing significant volume of projects preferred.

• Self-motivated and inspire others when facing highly ambiguous, complex situations.

• Strong oral and written communication skills with ability to influence and drive change both internally and with customers.

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

• You will grow alongside a talented team motivated by a shared purpose

• And you’ll discover the depth of potential you can unleash when you enter a world-leading environment, expertly designed to support you making a difference.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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