Senior Manager, Product Development - Pets
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Product Development - Pets, leads cross-functional teams to drive product initiatives from concept through lifecycle management, ensuring alignment with business strategies and customer needs. This role involves managing sourcing activities, conducting root cause analysis, and resolving product issues to meet production timelines. The position requires collaboration with internal and external partners to develop product specifications, benchmark industry trends, and guide creative direction. The Senior Manager also oversees performance metrics, streamlines processes, and supports team development to deliver high-quality products that align with merchandising goals and enhance overall business performance. The Product Development team plays a pivotal role in advancing Walmart Brands by integrating category and brand strategies with product innovation. This team leads cross-functional collaboration across Merchandising, Sourcing, Brand, Packaging, Quality, and suppliers to develop purposeful and differentiated products. They focus on building a cohesive development pipeline and a forward-looking product roadmap that balances customer needs, quality, value, and commercial goals. By aligning strategy with execution, the team drives product excellence and growth, ensuring Walmart’s Pets portfolio remains competitive and responsive to evolving market opportunities.
Requirements
- Proven expertise in project management and product lifecycle management to drive successful product development initiatives.
- Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners.
- Ability to analyze data, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend solutions to resolve product issues.
- Experience in developing and managing product specifications aligned with business and merchandising strategies.
- Demonstrated leadership in mentoring, coaching, and developing team members to achieve performance goals.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to benchmark industry trends and translate insights into actionable product strategies.
- Commitment to ethics, integrity, and supporting company values in all business activities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Design, or related field and 4 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area.
Nice To Haves
- Application development experience with emphasis on VBA and SQL programming languages
- Creative design software
- Financial modeling
- Leading and completing cross-functional projects
- Manufacturing, product development, or packaging
- Microsoft Office
- Supervisory
- Masters: Arts, Masters: Business, Masters: Science
- Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification
- Six Sigma - Certification
Responsibilities
- Manage communications with internal and external partners to drive product development initiatives and ensure alignment across cross-functional teams.
- Identify and investigate potential issues during the product lifecycle, performing root cause analysis and recommending effective solutions.
- Oversee sourcing activities, ensuring accuracy and timely completion of documentation to support business strategies and audit requirements.
- Develop, monitor, and manage product specifications to meet quality standards and customer needs through collaboration and benchmarking.
- Direct product strategy implementation by analyzing data, streamlining processes, and providing insights to senior leadership.
- Lead multiple projects by setting priorities, removing obstacles, and measuring progress to achieve business objectives.
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
