(USA) Senior Manager, Assortment Activation
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Assortment Activation, leads the strategic planning and execution of modular and relay initiatives to drive business objectives. This role ensures operational excellence by managing resources, mitigating risks, and maintaining execution quality across formats. Acting as a key liaison among cross-functional teams, the position aligns insights and priorities to optimize performance. The role also focuses on developing talent, fostering continuous improvement, and upholding high standards of integrity and collaboration to support Walmart’s commitment to delivering value and exceptional customer experiences. About the team: The assortment activation team enhances customer experience through precise modular planning and activation in stores. Collaborating across functions, the team delivers optimal assortments by implementing category strategies across floor plans and modulars. Utilizing data analysis and market insights, they ensure effective product placement supporting both in-store and online orders. Focused on comprehensive planning, project management, and resource coordination, the team drives business priorities with strong communication and adaptability. Their efforts contribute to seamless execution and continuous improvement, aligning with Walmart’s commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
Requirements
- Proven expertise in strategic planning, execution leadership, and risk management to drive high-impact initiatives.
- Strong project and portfolio management skills, balancing resources to meet dynamic business needs and timelines.
- Ability to optimize processes and institutionalize best practices for operational excellence across multiple store formats.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally to align execution with insights, merchant teams, and leadership priorities.
- Proficiency in data analysis and KPI design to measure progress and inform decision-making.
- Demonstrated leadership in mentoring and developing teams to foster continuous learning and execution quality.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, merchandising, operations, or related area and 5 years’ experience in retail operations, merchandising, or modular execution, including 2 years’ experience leading teams or cross-functional programs.
- 7 years’ progressive experience in retail operations, merchandising, or modular execution, with demonstrated leadership of large-scale relay/mod initiatives.
Nice To Haves
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders across formats.
- Experience with enterprise modular planning and retail execution platforms.
- Master’s degree in business, merchandising, operations, or related area.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end planning, governance, and oversight of modular and relay initiatives to ensure alignment with enterprise goals.
- Manage portfolio capacity and resource allocation to meet evolving business needs and seasonal priorities.
- Establish and enforce execution standards and best practices across store formats to drive operational excellence.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Insights, Space, and Merchant teams to align decisions and clarify roles.
- Mentor and develop managers and associates to build leadership capabilities and promote continuous learning.
- Drive data analysis, risk mitigation, and process optimization to enhance execution quality and business outcomes.
Benefits
- Medical, vision and 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 and 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
Senior
