Modular Specialist Job in Fayetteville 72701, Arkansas US
Quality. Responsibility. Mutuality. Efficiency. Freedom. Unusual values for a $5 billion company? Not at Mars North America! The Five Principles of Mars have inspired us for over 90 years. More than a statement of values, they are the explanation for our success and the formula for our future.
Mars North America creates the foods you love, like MM's®, SNICKERS®, DOVE® and UNCLE BEN'S® . . . and the foods your pets love, too, like PEDIGREE®, CESAR®, WHISKAS® and SHEBA®.
We stand apart because we are a global leader in the food, snack and petcare industries and one of the most successful family-owned businesses in the world. Currently, we are looking for qualified, diverse individuals to apply for the following position:
Position Title: Modular Analyst
Reports To: Team Lead - Category Leadership
Location: Bentonville, AR
Purpose of Role: The Modular Analyst will support the Category Advisors to deliver best in class Category Management Process with Walmart/Sam's. This is also a developmental position that could eventually lead to a Category Advisor position on the team.
Key Responsibilities:
· Modular generation and analysis
· Ad hoc project work as directed by the Category Advisors
· Participate in managing our database operations
· Work multi-functionally with Walmart and Mars to build relationships to drive our mutual business
· Become an expert in all software and data sources that are used in the Category Management Process to contribute to the business short term and set you up long term to assume a role of higher responsibility.
Key Functional Skills
· Strong Walmart Retail Link skills
· Strong MS Excel skills to include pivot tables and data analysis
· Working knowledge of MS Access
· Working knowledge of JDA Space Planning Tool
· Strong MS Power Point presentation building skills
· Understanding retail concepts such as shelf merchandising, promotions, pricing, and introduction of new products
· Be flexible in working with multiple Category Advisors on different Petcare Categories
· Be available and able to work in Walmart's layout center and or Mars layout center to build modulars for buyer reviews. This would include the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
· Available to travel on a flexible schedule.
Minimum Qualifications
· Previous experience working directly with Walmart
· 2-3 yrs experience in an analytical position that required gathering information from multiple sources to support the data based decision making process
· Experience working with a Walmart Supplier
· 4 year college degree
Preferred Qualifications
· Involved in the Walmart Modular Process a plus
· Involved in the Category Management Process a plus
As a privately-held, family-owned company, Mars Petcare US offers benefits which reflect our commitment to attracting and retaining great people. This includes excellent pay, competitive health and dental care coverage, a retirement plan, a very competitive vacation plan and unrivalled career advancement opportunities, to name just a few of our unique and generous benefits.
If you're looking for a place where you can take ownership for your work, where the pace is fast, the environment is built around the importance of open communication, and where employees are called "associates" and treated as such, then we want to hear from you.
We value a diverse work environment and encourage qualified individuals to apply, regardless of race, religion, disability, national origin, veteran status, gender and age. Mars Petcare US is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visit www.mars.com to learn more about our company and for information about all of our current openings. Please, no agencies.
