Job Description
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Manager, Seller Planning Strategic Initiatives
The Walmart Marketplace is a curated community of respected, professional sellers who offer top-quality products, competitive pricing, and exceptional customer experiences.
The Manager, Strategic Initiatives will sit within the Hardlines Marketplace Category team and serve as the end-to-end owner of some of Marketplace’s highest-impact growth programs, including Flash Deals, Pricing, Resold, and Marketing and Events. This role will be responsible for developing and driving go-to-market strategies, driving cross-functional alignment, analyzing business performance, and ensuring operational excellence across key Marketplace initiatives.
You will partner closely with Category teams, Site Merchandising, Pricing, Marketing, Product and Finance to deliver programs that drive GMV growth, improve customer experience, and strengthen Walmart Marketplace’s competitive position.
You'll Sweep Us Off Our Feet If:
- You are customer and seller obsessed and passionate about creating exceptional ecommerce experiences.
- You are a strategic thinker who can translate business objectives into actionable programs and measurable outcomes, with an experimentation focused mindset.
- You thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment and can successfully manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- You are highly analytical and can leverage data to identify opportunities, risks, and business insights.
- You have experience leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution.
- You can influence partners across multiple organizations without direct authority.
- You have strong presentation skills and can effectively communicate recommendations and business performance to senior leadership.
- You have a strong understanding of ecommerce fundamentals, including assortment, pricing, events, marketing, and site merchandising.
You'll Make an Impact By:
Driving Flash Deals Strategy and Execution
- Own the end-to-end planning, sourcing strategy, execution, and performance measurement of Marketplace Flash Deals programs.
- Identify growth opportunities, improve seller participation, and optimize deal quality to maximize customer engagement and GMV.
- Partner with Account Management, Site Merchandising, and Events teams to ensure successful execution of deal experiences.
Leading Pricing Initiatives
- Develop strategies that improve Walmart Marketplace price competitiveness and customer value perception.
- Identify pricing opportunities through analysis of market trends, competitive insights, and seller performance.
- Partner with Pricing, Product, and Category teams to launch and scale pricing programs that drive conversion and growth.
Scaling Resold and Emerging Growth Businesses
- Support long-term strategy and execution for the Resold business, identifying opportunities to expand assortment, improve customer adoption, and accelerate growth.
- Partner with Business Development and Account Management teams to drive seller engagement and program adoption.
Delivering Tier 1 Event and Marketing Success
- Support performance & operational measurement for key Tier 1 events and seasonal campaigns, driving key business recaps, assortment readiness anditem health
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Marketing, or a related field.
- Experience in ecommerce, strategy, consulting, business planning, category management, marketplace, merchandising, or related fields.
- Experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Strong analytical experience using data to drive business decisions and strategic recommendations.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in business or related area and 2 years’ experience in business management, marketing, omnichannel merchandising, or related area.Option 2: 4 years’ experience in business management, marketing, omnichannel merchandising, or related area.Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Business Management, Marketing, Omnichannel Merchandising, or related areaPrimary Location...
1601 SE 10th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Bruno, California |
| Industry | Retail |
| Salary | $70,000–$130,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1962 |
| Website | https://careers.walmart.com/ |
About Company
What started small, with a single discount store and the simple idea of selling more for less, has grown over the last 50 years into the largest retailer in the world. Each week, nearly 265 million customers and members visit our more than 11,200 stores under 55 banners in 27 countries and eCommerce websites in 10 countries. With fiscal year 2018 revenue of $500.3 billion, Walmart employs over 2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. It’s all part of our unwavering commitment to creating opportunities and bringing value to customers and communities around the world.
Skills
- Accounts Receivableunmatched
- Adobe Flashunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Business Analysisunmatched
- Business Developmentunmatched
- Business Growthunmatched
- Business Planunmatched
- Business Strategyunmatched
- Campaignsunmatched
- Category Managementunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer Acquisitionunmatched
- Customer Experienceunmatched
- Economic Analysisunmatched
- English Languageunmatched
- Event Marketingunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Trend Analysisunmatched
- Flash Developmentunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Market Analysisunmatched
- Market Entry Strategyunmatched
- Market Trend Analysisunmatched
- Marketingunmatched
- Merchandisingunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Online Marketingunmatched
- Operational Measurementunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Metricsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Pricingunmatched
- Product Pricingunmatched
- Revenue Growthunmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Salesunmatched
- Sales Managementunmatched
- Sales Strategyunmatched
- Secondary Schoolunmatched
- Sourcing Strategyunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- eCommerceunmatched
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