Manager, Assortment Insights - Chilled, Alcohol, & Convenience

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

1d•$70,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Role summary: The Manager, Assortment Insights leads the development and validation of category modular assortments and design layouts, aligning strategies with overall category goals. This role oversees modular cluster variations and analyzes data to identify trends and market gaps. Collaborating cross-functionally, the manager drives continuous improvement in departmental and category assortment strategies and alignment. This position fosters strong stakeholder relationships, promotes accountability, and supports talent development to deliver effective merchandising solutions that enhance business performance and customer satisfaction. About the team: The Assortment Insights team leads the development of data-driven assortment strategies that enhance modular and planogram analytics. This team analyzes purchasing behavior, clustering models, and localization insights to optimize product flow and space decisions. Collaborating closely with Food Merchandising stakeholders, the team ensures assortments evolve strategically to meet customer needs and business goals. Emphasizing accountability and data-driven decision making, the team supports category and assortment strategies that drive effective execution and continuous improvement across store clusters.

Requirements

Proven expertise in project management with the ability to lead complex initiatives and meet deadlines.
Strong analytical skills to develop and validate assortment strategies using data-driven decision making.
Experience collaborating cross-functionally to align modular assortment development with category strategy.
Ability to manage teams, providing coaching, mentoring, and development opportunities.
Excellent communication skills to build relationships with stakeholders and influence outcomes.
Commitment to maintaining high standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
Demonstrated adaptability and continuous improvement mindset to drive innovation and operational excellence.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Design, Marketing, Mathematics, or related field and 6 years’ experience in business, drafting, design, marketing, retail, replenishment, supplier sales, finance, or related area OR 8 years’ experience in retail, replenishment, supplier sales, finance, or related area.
2 years’ supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

Category Management
Microsoft Office
Retail Industry
Supervising Associates
Masters

Responsibilities

Develop and validate category modular assortments and design layouts aligned with overall category strategy.
Analyze customer behavior and decision trees to develop insights and strategies that enable positive shopping experiences
Analyze market data to identify relevant assortment gaps and opportunities to better serve localized customer needs
Analyze sales patterns to determine store clusters and create predominant modular assortment and merchandise flow strategies tailored to these clusters.
Oversee modifications to modular assortments based on individual store needs and ensure accuracy in modular execution.
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to support business objectives and continuous improvement.

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00 - $130,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock