Logo
CONAGRA

Field Category Leadership Manager, Walmart

CONAGRA, Rogers, Arkansas, United States, 72758


This job posting is an “Evergreen Requisition” designed to gather talent for current or future open positions. It is a way for Conagra to expedite the hiring process when there is a need to fill that type of role.

As a Category Leadership Manager on our Walmart sales team, you will improve category MAPS at the customer for an assigned portfolio of brands. You will join the sales team in penetrating important customer decision makers to present category development plans, and work with headquarter Category Leadership, Business Development and Business Planning organizations in the development of category plans.

Your Impact:

Oversee the customer interface at the category level, with focus on improving customer and company sales/profits.

Work with sales, marketing, insights, retail effectiveness, and other category leadership resources to implement category programs.

Be an expert on Category Leadership tools and capabilities.

Master customer loyalty card data.

Lead category strategy and review meetings with customers; assist brand-based, Category Leadership programs.

Develop tools to diagnose new category opportunities.

Understand opportunity gaps and build case and sales stories to close gaps.

Give consumer/category input within customer joint business planning (JBP) to help refine plan elements based on consumer and category knowledge.

Improve field sales capability to use insights.

Monitor industry trends and competitive activity to identify opportunities to improve capabilities/advantage in the market.

Improve shelf position for brands while maintaining a shopper/category first approach.

Your Experience:

Bachelor's Degree required.

3-5+ years related CPG industry category management experience in the sales arena or a combination of sales and syndicated data experience (IRI/Circana, Nielsen).

Presentation and negotiation skills.

Data integration and interpretation experience.

Project management skills.

Experience flexing across multiple workstreams.

At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.

Our Benefits:

Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement.

Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan.

Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement.

Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules and volunteer opportunities.

Our Company:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry.

#J-18808-Ljbffr