Posted Position Title Category Manager

Job Number	1843263
Business	GE Home & Business Solutions
Business Segment	GE Lighting
About Us	At GE Lighting, we’re leading a global lighting revolution. In developing innovative energy-efficient lighting products, systems, and solutions for today and the future – such as world-class LED, fluorescent and halogen light sources -- GE Lighting teams around the world are dedicated to leading a global lighting revolution to deliver innovative solutions that change the way people light and think about their world. Join us and you’ll find yourself in a dynamic atmosphere working with the most talented people in the industry in an open, developmental environment with abundant opportunities to learn, grow and advance within the organization. If you’re a driven, independent problem solver who brings leadership and enthusiasm to everything you do, then join GE in creating the next generation of products that will improve the lives of consumers for generations to come. Visit www.joinGELighting.com to learn more about being part of the GE Lighting team.
Career Level	Experienced
Function	Marketing
Function Segment	Marketing Operations
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	Canada
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces	Ontario
City	Mississauga
Postal Code	L5N 5P9
Relocation Expenses	No
Role Summary/Purpose	The Category Manager - Walmart will be responsible for supporting all the requirements for the Walmart Category Manager in managing the Lighting Category.
Essential Responsibilities	* Provide analytical support and recommendations to help grow volume and profitability, including customer/channel business analysis, trend analysis, advertising/promotion impact and cost effectiveness, pricing strategy, product and shelf space ROI analysis, and planogramming. * Apply Category Management disciplines to financial metrics of retail space to meet customer and GE expectations; Proactively identify & communicate customer opportunities and goals using multiple data sources to support fact based decisions * Collect and interpret customer POS, ACNielsen marketplace data, ACV & market trends * Serve as member of key customer and marketing teams, present category reviews to customer, and assist with customer presentations as required. * Design, develop, source and implement market analysis tools as required to support specific sales strategies and decisions; execute other special projects as directed by management. * Mine shopper data sources, identify shopper trends, and leverage custom research techniques to make recommendations to GE Account Manager(s) and the customer(s) * Utilize ProSpace tools to recommend planograms to the customer, measure space to sales, capacity, and overall GMROII of planograms * Manage demographic database and support requests for data / information * Identify and measure promotional & competitive activities * Understand & measure customer and GE CTQs that are identified * Responsible for development maintenance of all plan-o-grams
Qualifications/Requirements	* Bachelor's Degree * Minimum 3 year experience in Category Management, Research, or Sales Analytics * Must have strong knowledge of consumer products and dealing with national accounts. * Experience working with Walmart and Retail Link * Must be proficient in sales and marketing development, data analysis, Plan-O-Gram development, ability to conduct complex ad-hoc data analysis * Working knowledge Nielsen syndicated data * Advanced level analytical and data basing applications experience (Excel and Access) * Experience with Space Planning software
Desired Characteristics	Self starter, task oriented with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously Excellent leadership, creative problem solving, and project management skills * Strong strategic planning, organizational, interpersonal skills; must be able to work effectively in teams with high customer focus 5 or more years of demonstrated Category Management success Advance custom research techniques and shopper insights expertise