Category Consultant - Walmart Reporting and Capabilities

Job Title: Category Consultant - Walmart Reporting and Capabilities

Job Location: Bentonville, AR

Why Hershey?

Over more than a century, our iconic brands have been built on a foundation of community investment and connections between people around the world. Equally competitive and compassionate, we continue to build a legacy as we invest in the people and snacks of the future.

From the beginning, Milton Hershey believed that if you do good, you'll do well. By doing what we do best-from our delicious snacks to spreading goodness in our communities-we bring people together.

The spirit of creating human connections that motivated our founder 125 years ago remains the driving force that inspires our 18,000 employees today.

And while much has changed in America since the days of Milton Hershey, the power of building connections with those around us-from consumers and shareholders to our partners and employees-remains vital to the future of our children, our communities, and our business.

Why the Hershey Category Management Team?

On the Hershey Category Management Team, we strive every day to be an indispensable partner to our retail partners by providing strategic guidance and leadership to fuel category growth. Shopper insights, data, and research are the foundation for everything we do. Our team is recognized as best in class and has a proven track record of success, but we are not afraid to think differently and embrace new ideas.

We know our people are our competitive advantage and we empower them to be the unbiased category experts. We are a high-performing team that loves winning in a fast-paced environment, but never doing it alone. We thrive on a collaborative spirit; we are fiercely competitive in business and highly supportive of each other.

If you are fueled by results, intellectually curious, and want to get in on the ground floor of building the future of snacking - this is the team for you!

Summary
The Category Consultant - Reporting and Capabilities will build on and deliver against the Category Management vision of being the trusted indispensable consultative partner for both our customers and Hershey. They will be a part of an agile execution team working cross functionally, to be a leader in Hershey's long-term data and planogram solution strategy, by driving enterprise-wide value, improving decision making and accelerating top-line growth, through innovative solutions and reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver visualizations that answer business questions and clearly present data insights, following established principles.
• Manage data quality with strong governance and attribution processes.
• Analyze and interpret data using tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, SQL, Databricks, Circana, and Nielsen.
• Collaborate with data engineers to confirm data accuracy and availability.
• Advise business and project teams on visualization strategies and their impact on data needs.
• Identify data gaps with sales and category teams and create solutions to boost growth.
• Monitor and adjust implemented solutions to optimize results.
• Use internal and external partnerships to improve business outcomes.
• Build relationships with stakeholders as a subject matter expert in forums like Hershey Insight Networks and customer meetings.
• Stay updated on industry trends and category management practices.
• Work with agile teams throughout design phases for enhancements to enterprise systems.
• Use the Commercial Data Store (CDS) to enhance decision making and integrate data across domains.
• Handle large data sets and integrate sources to generate actionable insights.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration within the Advisor team and partners.
• Maintain planogram governance procedures and onboarding best practices.
• Lead projects that shape category futures, including macro-space planning and merchandising standards.
• Establish yourself as the top provider of category expertise internally and with retailers.
• Operate effectively in ambiguous situations.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Intellectual Curiosity
• Customer-First mindset
• Impactful data-driven story telling experience
• Strong Communication Skills
• Strong Collaborator
• Strong problem-solving capabilities
• Advanced Analytic Skills
• Project Management and organizational skills
• Technical skills to include syndicated and panel data sources, data analysis and visualization tools, Microsoft Office
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and produce quality results under pressure

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree Required (STEM preferred)

Experience: Minimum of 2-4 years of professional experience across multiple functions (including but not limited to, Category Management, Customer Sales, Demand Planning, Commercial Planning, Revenue Growth Management, Data Science & Analytics, etc..) advanced analytical skills, knowledge of consumer sales industry trends and working knowledge of the category management process.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge and practical use of SQL as well as Extract, Transform, Load procedures

Experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans.

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