About this Position At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel. What you´ll do
Category Strategy & Growth
- Develop short and long-term category growth strategies aligned with Walmart’s business objectives.
- Identify category opportunities through shopper, consumer, and market insights. • Lead annual business planning and category reviews with Walmart merchants.
- Translate trends into actionable recommendations that drive sales, share, and profit growth.
Assortment & Modular Excellence
- Lead assortment optimization and modular recommendations.
- Analyze productivity, space allocation, and shelf performance.
- Develop data-driven recommendations for SKU rationalization and new item placement.
- Partner with merchandising teams to maximize category productivity.
Shopper & Consumer Insights
- Leverage consumer behavior, panel data, loyalty insights, and digital analytics.
- Identify emerging trends and white space opportunities.
- Build compelling category stories that influence merchant decisions.
- Connect shopper needs to assortment, pricing, promotion, and innovation strategies.
Omnichannel & Digital Leadership
- Drive integration of in-store and eCommerce category strategies.
- Analyze online search, conversion, ratings & reviews, and digital shelf performance.
- Partner with Walmart Connect and digital teams to optimize category growth.
- Identify opportunities to accelerate omnichannel penetration.
Strategic Partnership Management
- Build trusted relationships with Walmart merchants, category teams, and leadership.
- Serve as the category thought leader internally and externally.
- Lead executive-level category presentations and business reviews.
- Influence decisions through fact-based selling and strategic recommendations.
Analytics & Performance Management.
Monitor category KPIs including:
Sales Growth Market Share Category Share Velocity Distribution Profitability Omnichannel Penetration
- Develop actionable insights from large and complex datasets.
- Deliver clear recommendations supported by robust analytics.
Team Leadership
- Develop and coach category managers and analysts.
- Foster a culture of curiosity, accountability, and strategic thinking.
- Build organizational capability in category management and analytics.
