Senior Director, Merchandising - Women's Fashion

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

7d • $130,000 - $260,000

About The Position

Senior Director, Merchandising - Women's Fashion At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make to create the future of retail, from responsible sourcing to sustainability – and everything in between. As a Senior Merchandising Director, your expertise, vision and strategy will allow you to see the products you buy come to life online. Leveraging your advocacy and negotiation skills with the access and scale of the Walmart system, you’ll make a direct impact on the business and help families all over the world save money and live better. Along the way, you’ll be guided by our deep-rooted culture and have the support and tools you need to do your job, learn, grow and succeed. What you’ll do… As a Senior Merchandising Director you will work across all facets of the business, including but not limited to category strategy, team management, budgeting and forecasting, modular and assortments, replenishment and supplier negotiations. You will own and set the overall strategic direction for the business unit and align with broader Walmart strategies. You know your supplier and customer needs better than anyone else and are constantly thinking about what is next for your business. Success in this role requires tenacity, an analytical mindset, influence, and a competitive spirit. You’ll use your executive presence to work with suppliers at all levels and navigate interesting, complex challenges. You’ll sweep us off our feet if: You enjoy owning and developing plans for highly complex category strategy, supporting long term business plans and executing prioritized strategic initiatives. You are data savvy: you can analyze competition, customer behavior, industry trends, and the macro environment. You are omni channel customer focused: You make customer-centric recommendations and decisions across all customer touchpoints. Constantly incorporate applicable and actionable customer feedback. Understand customer behavior across channels, or within relevant channels. Guide suppliers and vendors in the development of customer focused processes and products. You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition. You’ll make an impact by: Providing overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices. Providing overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing cost and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; promoting a customer environment; and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning Always looking for creative ideas to drive business improvements, innovation, and customer experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field and 5 years’ experience in merchandising or related field OR 7 years’ experience in merchandising or related field.
• 4 years’ experience with direct responsibility for profit and loss (P&L) statements.

Nice To Haves

• Merchandising or related field
• Supervisory experience

Responsibilities

• category strategy
• team management
• budgeting and forecasting
• modular and assortments
• replenishment
• supplier negotiations
• analyzing business objectives and customer needs
• developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices
• analyzing cost and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans
• determining and supporting resource requirements
• evaluating operational processes
• measuring outcomes to ensure desired results
• identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities
• promoting a customer environment
• demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning
• Always looking for creative ideas to drive business improvements, innovation, and customer experience.

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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees