Senior Manager, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives

Wal-Mart • Bentonville, AR

55d • $90,000 - $234,000

About The Position

The Walmart Marketplace is a curated community of respected, professional sellers who offer only top-quality, authentic products and best-in-class customer services. The Collectibles team is a rapidly growing category within Walmart's Marketplace. The Senior Manager, Planning & Programs within Marketplace Strategic Initiatives will be responsible for managing planning and key growth initiatives to support marketplace sales for the Collectibles division. You will create, maintain, and improve plans to ensure sales, profit and other financial goals are met. You will also serve as the program leader and key liaison for assortment health. This role will drive strategic alignment and innovation using data-driven insights, contributing significantly to the growth and success of Marketplace Collectibles.

Requirements

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field and 4 years' experience in Business Management, Marketing, Omni-Channel
• Merchandising, or a related area. Option 2: 6 years' experience in Business Management, Marketing, Omni-Channel Merchandising, or a related area.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree or MBA in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years' experience in merchandise planning or related field, such as strategic finance/financial planning, data analytics, omni-channel merchandising. E-commerce and marketplace experience strongly desired.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to construct simple and impactful message from complex analysis.
• Strong organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including v-lookups and pivot tables.
• Experience leveraging data visualization tools (Looker, Tableau) to access insights and adjust reports.
• Business Management, Marketing, Omni-Channel Merchandising, or a related area

Responsibilities

• Leading the divisional annual, quarterly and monthly planning process: in collaboration with finance and marketplace leadership, drive AOP (annual operating plan), forecast and weekly reporting process and inputs, and present outcomes for division, including tops-down and bottoms-up approach to meet goals.
• Driving opportunity sizing and evaluation of new capabilities: develop analyses in support of new product launches and business concepts, to support prioritization; following key launches, analyze results in support of hindsight and future planning.
• Partnering cross-functionally: build relationships with cross-functional partners to achieve aligned goals for the business; collaborate with WFS (Walmart fulfillment services) to identify opportunities and resolve blockers; collaborate with marketplace finance, analytics, leads and strategic account managers on planning and forecasting.
• Perform analyses to evaluate and develop assortment strategies, partnering with cross-functional teams to develop and operationalize mission critical programs. Track/report performance and remove barriers and obstacles that impact performance.
• Drive strategic initiatives, identifying and implementing vertical business and seller growth initiatives in conjunction with relevant strategy and product teams, and managing specific features, functionalities, and tooling enhancements through development, business cases, product requirements, and overall project management.

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. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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.
• For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees