CATEGORY MANAGER
WALMART NAILCARE - BENTONVILLE, AR
COTY is looking for smart leaders who are tenacious, passionate, and fearlessly kind.
We're looking for a Category Manager to join the Category Management team working on the Walmart customer account. This strategic role will see you leading development of category initiatives and bringing concepts to action for the Walmart shopper. Reporting to a Sr. Category Manager, you will get to work across multiple aspects of the category business, provide project leadership, and bring to life ideas & concepts that grow category sales & gain market share.
THE ROLE
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Maintain a deep understanding of the beauty category and beauty shoppers.
- Build key relationships and serve as the primary lead for modular execution.
- Produce high quality category analytics to identify and realize market trends and insights.
- Accountability of development and execution of reporting competitive market intelligence.
- Partnering with the customer and category teams, to develop collaborative business solutions that drive category growth and share gain.
- Create and deliver compelling category story for the customer to leverage.
- Collaborate with category, sales, customer marketing, and other key stakeholders.
- Lead category specific projects.
- Management of short and long-term strategic goals.
QUALIFICATIONS
We'd love to see candidates who have:
Essential:
- Demonstrated track record of operating with integrity.
- Proficiency leveraging multiple data sources, i.e. POS Data, Panel Metrics, and Industry Insights to develop category growth initiatives.
- 2+ years working closely with Walmart merchants to implement the modular tactics.
- Developing collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams, supporting strategic development, modular development & execution.
- Demonstrates self-motivation, adaptability, cooperation, and trust.
- Possesses ability to positively influence others.
- Demonstrates an ability to create fact-based presentation to achieve objectives in line with the customer strategy.
- Serves as an active and high performing member of a team, and works on internal project teams as needed to foster a culture of growth and collaboration.
- Acts with urgency to make the most of opportunities, address customer needs, and accomplish goals and objectives on the day to day business needs for category management.
- Ability to complete projects and organize work independently to produce stated outcomes.
Desirable:
- 4 year bachelor's degree in Business Management or related fields
- 5+ years prior experience in Consumer Goods Packaging
- Proficient usage of Microsoft Office, JDA Space Planning, and syndicated data platforms i.eRetail Link, Nielsen, IRI, NPD
- Proficient understanding and experience with market research principles
WHAT WE OFFER
This is unique role with a genuine opportunity to make an impact. You'll get to work in a diverse environment with a team of professionals who are passionate about the work they do and know how to have some fun along the way.
Coty's global omni-working policy provides the option to work up to 50% of your month remotely. We believe that a more flexible philosophy of remote working will give everyone the freedom to choose what works for their individual circumstances and empower them to always perform at their best.
ABOUT US
Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas to life every day. If you're the kind of person who refuses to settle, if you want to think bigger, learn faster and go further than you ever thought possible - we'd love to hear from you.
Coty is deeply committed to Changing the Conversation around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in an effort to create a more open, inclusive, and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Coty complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]. We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills, abilities, experiences and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.
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Country/Region: US
City: Bentonville
What We Do
Since 1904, Coty has fearlessly pioneered innovation across the beauty industry. We have a reputation for breaking new ground; a history of ‘firsts’ and ‘bests’ that has laid the foundation for the industry as we know it today.
For over a century, our brands have been empowering people to express themselves and create their own vision of beauty. It’s a legacy we’re proud to own and grow.
We work hand-in-hand with our people, our partners and our customers. Together, we unleash every vision of beauty.
We stand for the beauty of diversity and the diversity of beauty - celebrating and inspiring all the expressions of beauty that exist and that will exist.
We honor you, and we honor our planet. We create Beauty That Lasts. A beauty that is both good to people and the world.
Our mission is to create a forward thinking beauty; Products that provide new, innovative and simply better science based solutions.
Let’s keep making over the beauty world TOGETHER.
