Category Leadership Planogram Analyst

Description

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As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy. 

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis Heritage Dairy, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Category Leadership, Planogram Analyst. This position is based in Bentonville, AR.

The Category Leadership Planogram Analyst will partner with the Category Leadership team to develop and deliver best-in-class assortment and shelving recommendations for the Walmart account. Using data sources such as Retail POS (Point of Sale), this role will analyze performance and identify opportunities to optimize assortment, recommend items, and improve Space-to-Sales productivity.

This position will also be responsible for developing and building retailer planograms using JDA space planning software. Additionally, the analyst will participate in on-site customer visits to develop and evaluate test sets within simulation rooms.

As part of the broader Category Leadership team, this role will support Category Reviews and respond to additional retailer requests, helping deliver data-driven recommendations that support customer and business objectives.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

Schematic/Planogram Work - 75%

• Serve as the primary point of contact for receiving, managing, and prioritizing planogram requests.
• Develop planogram (POG) proposals using available data and strategic business initiatives.
• Update all Cheese and Entertaining planograms for retailers based on insights and recommendations from Category Reviews.
• Review available data within space planning software to ensure planogram versions align with retailer compliance metrics, including days of supply, case pack-out, assortment progressions, and other requirements.
• Leverage reporting tables and tools within space planning software to develop recommendations that drive improved category performance.
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date product image library for planogram development and execution.

Assortment Recommendations – 15%

• Conduct Space-to-Sales analyses using available planogram software metrics and sales data.
• Leverage sales performance and consumer trend data to develop assortment recommendations.
• Develop assortment and Space-to-Sales recommendations to support customer meetings and category discussions.

Test Sets – 10%

• Partner with retailers to develop and implement planograms at designated test site locations.
• Provide retailers with actionable insights and recommendations to optimize product merchandising, improve shelf performance, and drive category growth.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• 3+ years of experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry preferred.
• Experience with planogram software, such as Apollo or JDA, required.
• Strong technical and analytical capabilities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of retailer Point-of-Sale (POS) data preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and planogram software (Apollo or JDA).
• Strong analytical skills and intellectual curiosity, with the ability to develop, test, and evaluate hypotheses.
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines within established timeframes.
• Adaptability and the ability to work effectively in a changing business environment.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 1–2 times per year.

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.