(USA) Manager, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives
About The Position
The Walmart Marketplace is a curated community of respected, professional sellers who offer top-quality products, competitive pricing, and exceptional customer experiences. The Manager, Strategic Initiatives will sit within the Hardlines Marketplace Category team and serve as the end-to-end owner of some of Marketplace’s highest-impact growth programs, including Flash Deals, Pricing, Resold, and Marketing and Events. This role will be responsible for developing and driving go-to-market strategies, driving cross-functional alignment, analyzing business performance, and ensuring operational excellence across key Marketplace initiatives. You will partner closely with Category teams, Site Merchandising, Pricing, Marketing, Product and Finance to deliver programs that drive GMV growth, improve customer experience, and strengthen Walmart Marketplace’s competitive position.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business or related area and 2 years’ experience in business management, marketing, omnichannel merchandising, or related area.
- 4 years’ experience in business management, marketing, omnichannel merchandising, or related area.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Marketing, or a related field.
- Experience in ecommerce, strategy, consulting, business planning, category management, marketplace, merchandising, or related fields.
- Experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Strong analytical experience using data to drive business decisions and strategic recommendations.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end planning, sourcing strategy, execution, and performance measurement of Marketplace Flash Deals programs.
- Identify growth opportunities, improve seller participation, and optimize deal quality to maximize customer engagement and GMV.
- Partner with Account Management, Site Merchandising, and Events teams to ensure successful execution of deal experiences.
- Develop strategies that improve Walmart Marketplace price competitiveness and customer value perception.
- Identify pricing opportunities through analysis of market trends, competitive insights, and seller performance.
- Partner with Pricing, Product, and Category teams to launch and scale pricing programs that drive conversion and growth.
- Support long-term strategy and execution for the Resold business, identifying opportunities to expand assortment, improve customer adoption, and accelerate growth.
- Partner with Business Development and Account Management teams to drive seller engagement and program adoption.
- Support performance & operational measurement for key Tier 1 events and seasonal campaigns, driving key business recaps, assortment readiness and item health
Benefits
- competitive pay
- performance-based bonus awards
- medical coverage
- vision coverage
- dental coverage
- 401(k)
- stock purchase
- company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- parental leave
- family care leave
- bereavement
- jury duty
- voting leave
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
- Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart for Live Better U program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
