Senior Manager, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

What you'll do... Position: Senior Manager, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives Job Location: 1375 Crossman Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Duties: Leverages data analysis tools to explore moderately complex data; develops and tests hypotheses; uses data to influence strategic work; builds and presents insights; identifies, implements, and drives technology change within scope of work; uses visualization tools to represent data and construct coherent stories to influence decisions; uses customer analytics for basic forecasting purposes; maintains and organizes all customer analytics portfolio-related data; interprets customer analytics results and presents findings to management; participates in the deployment of web-based surveys used to collect customer data; creates business analysis reports from customer analytics data extracts; maintains and organizes all business portfolio-related data; documents performance criteria used for evaluating business trends and activities; researches business-related data and generates and interprets basic analytics; assists in preparing charts, graphs, tables, and other tools to reflect business performance. Prepares an annual baseline plan budgets, broken down by time period, task, and cost account; uses schedules to prepare cash flow forecasts for projects based on completion status of different project milestones; creates reports on the progress of project schedules, costs, and scopes; compares present status to baselines and forecasts future trends using earned value analyses; uses statistical methods to develop project cost and time estimate ranges quantified by risk probabilities and confidence levels; tracks risks and changes risk items over the course of projects according to the risk management plans. Understands financials and how product pricing can impact financials; research company history and experience with retail markets and channels; documents retail activities and issues related to major trends and directions; discusses existing and planned retail approaches for assigned area of specialization; cites sources of information and key industry publications covering retail; explains rationales for major initiatives. Participates in defining organizational strategic goals and purposes; defines strategies to gather and keep customers; analyzes business processes, identifies alternative solutions to outdated processes, and assesses feasibility; establishes requirements for large changes in the overall mission, roles, responsibilities, and processes necessary to make business improvements; evaluates financial, cultural, technological, and other factors; recommends new approaches that seek the use of advanced technology; works to overcome business process improvement resistance from managers, the labor force, and other groups. Identifies revenue generation opportunities and plans, makes recommendations, and executes for less-complex categories; ensures delivery against business goals by identifying potential risks to the business; supports recommendations around category strategic approaches; makes recommendations on best practices and process improvements. Position oversees 1 associate: Manager, Business Analysis and Insights.

Requirements

• Master's degree or equivalent in Business or a related field and 2 years of experience in Business Management, Marketing, Omni-Channel Merchandising, or a related area; OR Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business or a related field and 4 years of experience in Business Management, Marketing, Omni-Channel Merchandising, or a related area.
• Experience designing and developing business intelligence dashboards and reports using visualization tools (Tableau, Looker).
• Experience developing new business insights and strategic recommendations by performing data mining, analytics, and visualizations using SQL, Advanced Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience building and applying statistical models and trend forecasting techniques using Python, R, to analyze historical business data and business rules.
• Experience defining and executing strategy and go-to-market management plans by analyzing market trends, competitive landscape, and business performance metrics.
• Experience conducting opportunity cost analysis and return on investment (ROI) assessments using financial modeling techniques in Excel, and SQL-based revenue forecasting, as part of annual budget planning.
• Experience developing and implementing key performance indicators (KPIs) and performance management frameworks using SQL and Tableau.
• Experience gathering, documenting, and analyzing business requirements by working with stakeholders across product, engineering, operations, and marketing teams.
• Experience designing and automating business processes and workflows using data-driven approaches, scripting, and business process improvement frameworks.
• Experience managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships and vendor partnerships using structured project management frameworks (Agile, Scrum).
• Experience performing competitive market analysis and developing business cases using market intelligence, financial modeling, and benchmarking techniques.
• Experience building and applying predictive and prescriptive analytics models using statistical analysis, machine learning techniques, and optimization algorithms.

Benefits

• At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.
• 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.
• For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior