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*Category Consultant – Salty Sam's Club & Walmart* Job Location: Bentonville, AR Responsible for acting as Category Management Consultant to Sales Partners, retailer key decision makers, and internal Hershey customers to drive consistent Salty topline/net sales growth/share within Sam’s Club and Walmart D82. Assesses trends, analyzes data and identifies key customer opportunities consistent with shopper and P&L strategies. Acts as the Category Expert in partnership with retailers to co-create strategic business plans and category initiatives. Uses insights to drive action in the best interest of the salty snacks categories of Pretzels, Puffs, RTE Popcorn and cross-category multipacks. *Responsibilities / Tools include, but are not limited to the following:* * Support Customer Sales Executives (CSEs) with the creation, negotiation, and execution of JBP Plans * Build an insights driven product portfolio which meets unique needs of Sam’s Club/Walmart shoppers and consumers * Partners with Shopper Insights in creating and leveraging the Shopper Insights learning plan with retailers * Forecast retail takeaway to support supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, and communicate category opportunities and risks to CSEs and the customer * Act as a project lead that can identify category/business opportunities, build a selling story to gain alignment, create an action plan and drive execution with the retailers and HSY Sales team * Build new tools and capabilities to analyze and grow the Salty Sam’s Club and Walmart Salty ICbusiness * Build Support materials for Salty Portfolio Retail Selling initiatives including Sell Sheets, Retail Goals and Projections, and Tracking * Advanced analytical skills, advanced understanding of consumer\shopper behavior and market research strategies, knowledge of consumer sales industry trends Experience: •Education: Bachelor's Degree Required •This position requires previous Category Management and/or CPG Sales experience (approximately 3-5 years) •Experience with Retailer Data, Shopper insights tools (Numerator, Luminate, etc) Business Intelligence tools (PowerBI, Mastercard APT) Preferred 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. You may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application process as a result of a disability. You can request an accommodation via phone or email. To request an accommodation via phone, please call +1 877-804-1794 and leave a voicemail with your contact information. You may also email a request for accommodation to [email protected]. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Needed” in the subject line. This will ensure that your email is routed to the appropriate contact who will handle your request.