Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Senior Manager, Merchandising Product Development - Beauty & Personal Care Products - Private Brands
At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make and drives us to create the future of retail.
As a Senior Manager, Product Development, your product expertise, customer insight, & vision for the industry will allow you to create businesses in beauty & personal care products at Walmart. You will have the opportunity to create first of a kind innovative products and to determine future product strategies across a wide range of categories. You will combine deep customer insights with technical understanding to bring to life best-in class products through the development of product specifications which are tailored to meet the customer's needs. You will directly work with merchants to influence the beauty & personal care industry as a top expert at Walmart.
You'll sweep us off our feet if:
You have a passion for developing successful businesses and have an attention to detail in the product development fundamentals of customer insights, trend development, brand development, formulation, & manufacturing.You are comfortable at influencing the industry at all levels, ingredient manufacturers, finished product manufacturers, national brands, special interest groups, regulatory agencies, & academia and can integrate those perspectives into successful business opportunities.You build strong relationships with those around you at all levels whether internal or external to Walmart.You are data savvy. You can analyze customer behavior, business fundamentals, anticipate market changes, and can use that information to make facts-based decisions.You are not timid to concurrently manage multiple workstreams while you identify and communicate business priorities of each to a diverse set of stakeholders.You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition in an ever-changing environment at the Fortune 1 scale.
You'll make an impact by:
Being Self-Motivated: You preemptively solve problems, develop business opportunities, and customer propositions without being directed to do so. Staying Customer Centered: You are always considering creative ideas to drive business improvements, innovation, and customer experience. You are also fanatical about quality. You fight for the customer so they may have the best product at the best price.Remaining adaptable: Change is certain in retail. You are comfortable leading in ambiguity and demonstrate resourcefulness in the face of change, obstacles, and adversity.Influencing Others: You are an effective communicator and are comfortable sharing with a wide range of audience regardless of size or type whether they be customers, stakeholders, or CEO's.Operating with excellence - You set an example when it comes to personal excellence. More than most you excel at managing KPI's, delivering with excellence, remaining organized, and continually learning all while developing yourself and others.
Benefits & Perks:
Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.
Who We Are:
Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. careers.walmart.com
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Minimum Qualifications
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.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
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
Primary Location...
702 SW 8TH ST, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716, United States of America