Director, Segmentation

Walgreens • Deerfield, IL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Segmentation owns one of the most exciting opportunities at Walgreens: building the enterprise strategy that makes our stores feel like they truly belong to the community around them. By translating demographic, geographic, and behavioral insights into localized assortment, space, and merchandising strategies, this leader will redefine what a "neighborhood store" means at scale. The Director will build and lead a high-performing segmentation team from the ground up - turning data into decisions that make Walgreens more relevant, more profitable, and more personal for every customer we serve. Partnering closely with Merchandising, Space Planning, Store Operations, Marketing, Data Insights & Analytics, Real Estate, and Finance, this role transforms insight into action while always balancing the added complexity of localization with strong financial return and strategic value. This role is based in our Deerfield, IL office and is on‑site four days a week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of experience in retail strategy, merchandising, analytics, category management, or related fields; OR High School/GED and at least 9 years of related experience.
• Experience leading large scale segmentation or localization strategies.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills, with experience turning insights into business actions.
• Experience influencing senior leaders and driving cross functional alignment.
• Experience leading complex programs with measurable business outcomes.
• Experience leading and developing teams, including people leader roles spanning analysis through senior manager levels.
• At least 5 years of direct leadership experience.
• At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree in Business, Marketing, Analytics, Economics, or related discipline.
• Knowledge of geospatial analytics, predictive modeling, or customer insights platforms.
• Familiarity with retail merchandising systems, planogram tools, and space planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development and continuous refinement of Walgreens’ segmentation strategy, including customer, store, and community level models.
• Establishes frameworks for determining assortment relevance, localization tiers, and space allocation across categories.
• Uses demographic, cultural, behavioral, and market insights to optimize segmentation and store formats.
• Partners with Merchandising and Space Planning to design localized assortment strategies that drive both relevance and profitability.
• Guides space allocation decisions to reflect community needs while managing operational complexity.
• Supports creation of neighborhood specific in store experiences, merchandising programs, and formats.
• Leverages advanced analytics, geospatial data, and modeling to identify community needs and market opportunities.
• Develops KPIs and dashboards to measure segmentation impact across sales, productivity, customer satisfaction, and competitive position.
• Leads continuous testing, learning, and optimization based on performance and community trends.
• Serves as the enterprise advocate for segmentation and localized strategies.
• Influences senior leaders and builds alignment across Merchandising, Operations, Marketing, Real Estate, and Finance.
• Translates insights into clear recommendations and action plans for business partners.
• Drives change management to embed segmentation principles into planning, space, real estate, store operations, marketing, and merchandising processes.
• Creates toolkits, communication plans, and field ready guidance to support execution in stores.
• Ensures pilot design, rollout sequencing, and scaling plans are operationally feasible and financially sound.

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director