(USA) Vice President Merchandising, Outdoors & Sports

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

3d•$225,000 - $500,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for strategically leading the Outdoor and Sports portfolio (Outdoors and Sports, Fitness, & Fun Departments), which accounts for a significant portion of the Merchandising business. This includes creating and implementing portfolio strategies to increase sales, decrease expenses, increase Return on Investment (ROI), and optimize inventory and SKU/Space for customer and shareholder value and satisfaction.

Requirements

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related field and 10 years’ experience in merchandising, financial planning, replenishment management, retail operations management, or related area.
Option 2: 12 years’ experience in merchandising, financial planning, replenishment management, retail operations management, or related area.
8 years’ supervisory experience.
8 years’ experience with profit-and-loss responsibility.
As permitted by applicable law, provide evidence of full vaccination as defined by CDC guidelines OR secure approval of medical or religious accommodation for the vaccination mandate.

Nice To Haves

Leading cross-functional teams
Master's degree in Business Administration
Negotiating in a merchandising field
Profit-and-loss responsibility

Responsibilities

Merchandising Portfolio Strategy: Provides direction for merchandising initiatives that are aligned with Omni SBU merchandising goals; ensures the aesthetic, quality, and trends for each product support customer needs; ensures merchant leadership alignment with creative brands and products; and monitors the annual budget deployment as business needs, trends, and customer behavior change.
Customer Experience and Shopping Habits: Provides a world-class customer experience by offering a range of high-quality, high-value products through all channels (e.g. in-store, Walmart.com, Walmart Marketplace, Walmart Fulfillment Service, etc.) Ensure that merchandise is presented consistently across all channels (e.g., Feature and Modular Presentation, Walmart App, Walmart.com Homepage, Department Pages, and Item Pages, etc.) to deliver an experience that drives sales, customer conversion, and customer satisfaction.
P&L Accountability: Accountable for the portfolio's P&L within the context of the Omni SBU Merchandising strategy. Leads efforts to increase portfolio profitability by managing costs and delivering industry-leading pricing.
Partnership with Leaders: Collaborates with other Senior Leaders to ensure that the Merchandising strategy is in sync with the other business unit strategies (e.g., Operations; Replenishment, Marketing). Collaborates with the Merchandising Operations and eCommerce Merchandising Operations teams to achieve Omni SBU Merchandising objectives in an efficient and effective manner.
Marketing Differentiation and Competitive Advantage: Understands the competitive landscape and competitive advantage of the portfolio in order to create market differentiation and competitive advantage. Continuously inspects and adapts to the Omni retail environment's evolution. Continually provides new experiences to customers in order to increase market share, wallet share, and customer retention.
Pricing Strategies: Ensures that pricing strategies support portfolio objectives to drive ROI and market share growth while maintaining the company's reputation for price leadership. Utilizes intelligence gleaned from pricing analytics to inform pricing strategy decisions.
Supplier Relations: Ensures the quality of supplier relationships within portfolios by advising and leading Merchants, Senior Merchants, and Merchandising Directors. Engages with senior supplier leadership to build collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships across the portfolio.
Merchandising Complexity: Manages a portfolio of related categories with a moderate volume and complexity (e.g. assortment complexity, supply chain complexity, managerial responsibility, sourcing requirements, industry standards, customer expectations, etc.)
Respect for the Individual •Demonstrates and encourages respect for others; Builds high performing, teams; seeks and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences; creates a workplace where all associates feel seen, supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform; drives a positive associate and customer/member experience for all; serves as a talent scout who identifies, attracts, and retains best talent. •Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; builds the talent pipeline; creates an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work; empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer/member and company; and regularly recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments. •Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve business objectives; and communicates and listens attentively, with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.
Acts with Integrity •Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to support and reinforce our culture; champions Walmart’s commitment of becoming a regenerative company by taking action to advance opportunity, sustainability, and community (e.g., creating fair opportunities for associates and suppliers, eliminating waste/emissions, strengthening communities). •Ensures that organizations follow the law, our code of conduct and company policies,; drives an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns, and models our culture of non-retaliation; proactively gathers concerns raised by associates and takes action, and models this for others; holds self and organization accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values. •Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.
Service to the Customer/Member •Delivers expected business results while putting the customer/member first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low-Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members. •Adopts a holistic, end-to-end perspective that considers data, analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and designing or executing strategies to capitalize on opportunities with global impact.
Strive for Excellence •Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; creates an environment that supports learning, innovation, learning from mistakes, and intelligent risk-taking; and models resilience in the face of setbacks. •Acts as a change agent to drive continuous improvements; supports others through change; and guides the adoption of new technology and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart’s business model.

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.
The annual salary range for this position is $225,000.00 - $500,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) - Stock