Category Development Manager - Walmart

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

This Job Posting is for an existing vacancy.

Work Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada at the time of application and throughout employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Relocation: No relocation assistance is available. Candidates are expected to reside within commuting distance of the position location, or relocate at their own expense.

Salary Range: The base salary compensation range for this position is $120,000 - $140,000 plus bonus and benefits.

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Category Development Lead, the Category Development Manager is responsible for driving category and brand growth across Walmart by translating shopper, category, and retailer insights into compelling strategies and customer-focused solutions. Working in close collaboration with sales, marketing, sales strategy, insights, and cross-functional teams, this role leads the development of category stories, shelving and merchandising recommendations, and growth initiatives that strengthen Haleon's position within key categories while delivering value for Walmart.

Why Join Haleon?

• Competitive compensation and annual bonus package.
• Comprehensive and flexible benefits program from day 1.
• Defined contribution pension plan with employer matching.
• Optional Haleon Savings Plan with employer matching.
• We offer all new parents at Haleon 26 weeks of fully paid leave, regardless of gender or sexuality.
• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture.
• Commitment to development and career progression.
• Hybrid model in a modern office located in Mississauga.
• Fitness centre, annual fitness subsidy, and bistro onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU with the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include some of the following…

• Ensure Core Shelf Dynamics at WALMART are strong in Haleon Categories and for Haleon brands.
• Bring thought leadership to develop breakthrough Category strategies for HALEON to fuel sales / market share / and profit growth for HALEON Sales & for Key retailers
• Create strong category shelving/merchandising solutions leveraging sku efficiency principles and help customers implement shopper centric solutions
• Conduct Pre and Post Planogram Reviews across key categories to identify progress and key areas of opportunity.
• Evaluate new launch potential and build new launch selling decks that excite and guide retailers and secure key shelving placement
• Build strong relationships with US Walmart Haleon Team to leverage key insights and opportunities.
• Partner with Sales Team on joint-business planning sessions and strategic alliances with retailers.
• Conduct insightful category reviews on key businesses and work with internal sales team and external customers to address opportunities.
• Manage and integrate various global and North American research sources to develop category insights that feed into retailer solutions
• Leverage Data centric tools like Scintilla and NIQ Scanning, Assortment, and Omni Panel to add value to our retailers.
• Liaison with cross-functional team through business planning and ensure category dynamics and shopper opportunities are embedded in brand and customer plans.

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• University Degree with focus in a business discipline (MBA an asset).
• Minimum 3-5 years category management experience with preference for consumer packaged goods
• Proven experience working with Walmart (Buyers/Category, Merchandising) at multiple organizational levels.
• Led/highly involved in developing Category growth initiatives and bringing thought leadership to our internal and external partners
• Advanced at working with NIQ, Assortment tools, Shopper tools (including Panel), and JDA (Blue Yonder) planogram software
• Highly adept at working with Walmart data including Scintilla and Retail link (ideally as Vendor advisor)
• Strong storytelling capabilities
• Proficient analytical skills that can generate insights leveraging shopper research studies and best practice presentations
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and presentations skills Experience leading and/or working with multifunctional teams

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• MBA or equivalent an asset but not required.

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AI Statement:

At Haleon, we are committed to a fair, transparent, and human-centered hiring process. 
 

We do not make automated hiring decisions or automated candidate dispositions within our Talent Acquisition systems. All decisions regarding whether to advance a candidate in the hiring process are made by human recruiters and hiring managers. 
 

While we utilize AI tools to assist in ranking candidate profiles based on their experience and alignment with job requisitions, these tools are used solely to support our teams in reviewing applications more efficiently. A human always reviews this data and makes the final decision on candidate progression. 

 

 

 

 Job Posting End Date

 

 

2026-10-08

 

 

 

Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. 

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

 

 

 

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If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

 

 

 

Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.