(CAN) Manager, Product Development (IC) Contract

Walmart • Mississauga, ON

5d • CA$91,900 - CA$126,390 • Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on developing and implementing private brand growth strategies across various categories. The position requires a deep understanding of market environments and data to identify opportunities for increasing market share, sales, and profitability. This role emphasizes thought leadership by identifying and developing private brand business in new growth opportunities and line extensions. The ability to draw logical conclusions from multiple data sets helps understand the market and implement strategic levers to drive sustainable growth. The role involves strategically identifying and developing private brand growth opportunities that align with enterprise and merchandising category strategies. This includes providing decision support to merchants and delivering clear product strategies that drive customer conversion and overall category growth. A bias for action is crucial, with the ability to provide clear recommendations on product activation plans, commercial plans, and growth initiatives. This supports market uptake of new products, facilitating trial, conversion, and loyalty. Exceptional financial acumen is required to build annual operating plans, balancing different levers to grow the private brand business. The role also involves managing product lifecycle to maximize performance and recommending end-of-life exit if necessary, ensuring SKU productivity in-store and online. The role serves as a liaison between supplier technical teams and Walmart Private Brands stakeholders, managing and adapting product specifications to align with evolving business, regulatory, and customer needs. The role involves supplier site visits to validate product performance, support commercialization, troubleshoot technical issues, and guarantee products meet established quality standards. Furthermore, the role involves representing Walmart Private Brands at industry events to identify emerging trends, evaluate new technologies, source innovative partners, and build strong supplier relationships to foster collaboration and accelerate innovation aligned with long-term growth strategies.

Requirements

• Age - 16 or older

Nice To Haves

• Food Science Education/ Degree
• 3- 5 years experience in Product Development & Management
• Preferred experience in the retail and CPG Industry
• Preferred financial acumen

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop private brand business in new growth opportunities and line extensions.
• Provide decision support to merchants and deliver clear product strategies that drive customer conversion and overall category growth.
• Provide clear recommendations on product activation plans, commercial plans, and growth initiatives.
• Build annual operating plans, balancing different levers to grow the private brand business.
• Manage product lifecycle to maximize performance and recommend end-of-life exit if necessary, ensuring SKU productivity in-store and online.
• Serve as a liaison between supplier technical teams and Walmart Private Brands stakeholders, managing and adapting product specifications.
• Conduct supplier site visits to validate product performance, support commercialization, troubleshoot technical issues, and guarantee products meet established quality standards.
• Represent Walmart Private Brands at industry events to identify emerging trends, evaluate new technologies, source innovative partners, and build strong supplier relationships.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed