[Hiring] Associate Director, Beauty Transformation @Unilever

Role Description

As the Associate Director of Beauty Transformation for Walmart, you will lead the transformation of the shopper experience by blending shopper insights, category strategy, and retail commercial dynamics. Reporting to the Head of Category & Insights, you will own the strategic direction of key initiatives, support Walmart’s Beauty and Personal Care Merchandising team, and guide cross-functional partners to bring visionary concepts to life.

Thriving in ambiguity and breaking down barriers to define the future, you are equal parts strategist and relationship builder. You will champion continuous category growth, pioneer cutting-edge industry tools, and craft the future of Beauty & Personal Care at Walmart.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead Shopper & Category Strategy: Direct the continuous improvement of the category growth process and champion innovative tools to shape the future of Beauty & Personal Care at Walmart.
• Support & Partner with Merchandising: Serve as a trusted advisor to Walmart's Beauty and Personal Care Merchandising team, owning the strategic direction of joint initiatives.
• Lead Cross-Functional Teams: Guide internal teams and external agency partners to deliver thought leadership, strategic solutions, and high-impact multi-workstream programs.
• Drive People Development & Culture: Serve as a people-first leader passionate about cultivating culture, motivating teams, and developing talent to perform at their highest potential.
• Define Strategic Growth: Integrate multiple insight sources to determine short- and long-term positioning, translating data into actionable execution plans and customer touchpoints.
• Elevate Insight to Action: Anticipate future opportunities with strong intuition, elevating traditional analyses beyond raw data into decisive strategic action.
• Drive Relationship & Account Penetration: Build deep partnerships across multiple cross-functional teams and customer stakeholders to proactively link business opportunities with strategic and tactical recommendations.
• Craft Actionable Storytelling: Leverage deep data and creative insights to develop compelling selling stories and category strategies that capture shopper and market opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required with 10 years of experience in Category Management, Customer Management, Insights, or Sales Strategy.
• CPG and Beauty industry experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to build and present executive-grade strategic recommendations to C-suite audiences.
• Extensive knowledge of key data sources: Nielsen/Circana, Scintilla, Panel providers, Social Listening & Reviews platforms, and Digital commerce.
• Expertise in linking analytics via traditional data sources with cutting-edge capabilities and tools to develop insights into action.
• Strong track record of leading cross-functional teams and managing external agency partners against complex, multi-workstream programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA preferred.
• Walmart experience preferred.

Requirements

• The pay range for this position is $146,200 to $219,400.
• This position is bonus eligible.
• This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits

• Health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage).
• Retirement savings benefits.
• Life insurance and disability benefits.
• Parental leave.
• Sick leave.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Access to numerous voluntary benefits.