Zuru
Category Advisor - Toys
Bentonville +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- Bentonville
United States - Experience
- 5+ years in the listed fields.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree essential; an MBA or advanced degree in Analytics is highly advantageous.
About the job
Partner with Walmart US to shape category strategy, assortment, space, shopper insights, and seasonal and omnichannel plans for Exploratory, Plush, and Blasters toys.
What you'll do
- Develop category plans and lead line-review analysis, recommending assortment changes and item productivity improvements.
- Recommend modulars and planograms; use sales and shopper data to guide seasonal, store, and online strategies.
- Deliver category reporting and store walk-throughs while maintaining a strict firewall between advisor data and ZURU’s commercial teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 5+ years of experience in category management, category advisory/captaincy, shopper insights, or merchandising analytics.
- Hands-on Walmart experience, including Walmart Scintilla, modular cycles, and line reviews.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; strong command of retailer POS and syndicated data.
Nice to have
- Toy industry experience, particularly in Plush, Blasters/outdoor play, or STEM, learning, and creative play.
- MBA or advanced degree in Analytics; Circana toy tracking, Power BI or Tableau, and JDA / Blue Yonder space planning experience are pluses.
Tools
Walmart Scintilla, Circana, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Tableau, JDA, Blue Yonder
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