Category Advisor

Coleto Brands is a dynamic collective of brands united by a commitment to enhancing spaces through design and functionality. Headlined by its flagship brands, Kichler and Progress Lighting, Coleto Brands provides residential lighting fixtures across key categories, including interior and exterior decorative lighting, bath/vanity, architectural systems and downlights, ceiling fans and landscape. Visit www.coletobrands.com.

Coleto Brands, parent Company of Progress Lighting and Kichler, is seeking to fill a Category Advisor. The Category Advisor serves as Walmart’s category expert, partnering with the Walmart merchandising team to drive category growth. This role analyzes sales and market data, identifies category and market share trends, and provides strategic recommendations to increase sales and optimize category performance.

This is a remote position; however, candidates must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of Bentonville, AR to support our customer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as an expert using data to assist Walmart in making research-based decisions.
• Generate analytical reports to provide insights, identify opportunities, and deliver solutions that drive profitable category growth
• Own the annual relay process including drawing and submitting MODs and creating assortment optimization recommendations
• Leverage research and marketplace understanding from cross functional counterparts (e.g., Product Development, Channel Marketing, Sales Operations & Analytics, etc.) to deliver impactful recommendations to Walmart

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience working with category management / category advisor
• Ability to build strong working relationship with Walmart and within Coleto Brands
• Strategic thinking, self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects with aggressive deadlines
• Strong technical and advanced analytical skills required
• Advanced understanding and experience with space planning software (JDA/Blue Yonder)
• Experience analyzing weekly POS information and the ability to capture insights and make data-driven recommendations (experience with Luminate or DSS preferred)
• Strong understanding of Retail Link

Travel requirements: approximate 10% domestic travel

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Coleto Brands LLC, its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively “Coleto Brands” or the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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