Overview
The Demand Accelerator (DX) team represents a transformation of Shopper Insights, Shopper Marketing, Category Leadership and Space resources supporting Sales and Marketing plans across the PepsiCo portfolio. This approach allows us to build best-in-class capabilities, develop deep functional expertise, and offer focused programs to drive growth with our customers.
As a Walmart Inc Advisor, you will work in a growing, strategic and dynamic category as a trusted advisor and partner with the customer, helping drive assortment and space strategy. Specifically, this role will work to identify market trends, shopper insights, competitive threats, and customer strategies to increase sales, drive category growth and deliver increased share of market.
Responsibilities
- Lead category management and insights’ initiatives for the PepsiCo Beverage portfolio at Walmart
- Own Customer engagement and Category Advisorship at Walmart
- Conduct detailed category decompositions and reporting leveraging appropriate information resources to include: Retail Link/Luminate, IRI POS, IRI Panel, and Custom Shopper Research to drive Insights to Action.
- Provide insights on emerging shopper and market trends through reporting and ad hoc analysis
- Support Walmart buying team by utilizing PepsiCo capabilities to deliver assortment, space, merchandising performance and pricing recommendations.
- Engage in Planogram/Modular development process.
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with Walmart Buyers through objective detailed analysis, insights development and presentation
- Ensure continual training and development to enhance business knowledge and analytical skills
- Communicate insights and best in class results to divisional/corporate personnel, as well as, other Category Management Team Members.
- Lead and train Sales Analyst in category management initiatives including business analysis, insights development, and modular processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5 years of category management experience (Advisor/Category Captain experience preferred)
- 5 years experience in analyzing and interpreting data and team/project management experience
- Strong Leadership Skills – ability to influence activities of individual team members towards goals
- Strong analytical skills: ability to link strategies and objectives to develop a plan and drive action
- Excellent communication skills: ability to send and receive information clearly and concisely
- Strong teamwork skills: possess exceptional group facilitation skills
- Strong planning/organizing skills: capable of managing major projects simultaneously
- Able to establish and attain high standards for self and team; able to make decisions and solve problems
- Must be willing and able to travel 10% of the time
- Must be eligible to work in the United States
Compensation and Benefits:
- The expected compensation range for this position is between $106,300 – $ 160,850 based on a full-time schedule
- Location, confirmed job-related skills and experience will be considered in setting actual starting salary
- Bonus based on performance and eligibility; target payout is 15% of annual salary paid out annually.
- Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement
- In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
EEO Statement
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