Manager, Product Development - Arts & Crafts
About The Position
The Manager, Product Development leads the end-to-end management of product lifecycles, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs. This role collaborates cross-functionally to drive product strategies, resolve issues through root cause analysis, and maintain quality standards. The position involves overseeing sourcing activities, conducting market research, and providing insights to senior leadership to enhance product offerings. By fostering strong partnerships and streamlining processes, the manager ensures timely delivery and continuous improvement while supporting team development and upholding company values and ethical standards. The Product Development team drives the creation and execution of Walmart’s Private Brand Crafts portfolio within Department 19. This team collaborates across merchandising, sourcing, quality, design, and supplier partners to deliver products that meet high standards for quality, value, and performance. Focused on customer needs and category strategies, the team manages the entire product lifecycle, ensuring alignment and timely delivery. Members demonstrate strong communication, project management, and problem-solving skills while fostering continuous improvement and innovation to support Walmart’s mission of helping customers save money and live better.
Requirements
- Proven experience managing product lifecycle processes to ensure quality and alignment with customer needs.
- Strong skills in cross-functional project management and collaboration with internal and external partners.
- Ability to conduct root cause analysis and recommend effective solutions to resolve product issues.
- Expertise in developing and executing product strategies based on market research and business intelligence.
- Excellent communication skills to drive alignment and provide clear updates across teams.
- Demonstrated capability to lead teams, mentor associates, and promote continuous learning and development.
- Commitment to maintaining compliance with company policies and ethical standards.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Design, or related field and 2 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area OR 4 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area.
Nice To Haves
- Customer Service
- Data Analysis and Insights
- Microsoft Office
- Product Development
- Programming Language - VBA
- Project Management
- Statistical Programming Language - Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Supervising Associates
Responsibilities
- Manage product specifications throughout the lifecycle to ensure quality and alignment with customer needs.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to drive product development initiatives and resolve issues.
- Conduct industry benchmarking and analyze data to inform product strategies and identify trends.
- Oversee sourcing activities and validate documentation to support business unit objectives.
- Perform root cause analysis on product issues and recommend effective solutions.
- Communicate updates and findings to cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
- Supervise and develop associates, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- 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
- Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
