Posted:
9/27/2024, 9:07:58 AM
Location(s):
New Jersey, United States ⋅ San Bruno, California, United States ⋅ Hoboken, New Jersey, United States ⋅ California, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Business & Strategy ⋅ Sales & Account Management
Workplace Type:
On-site
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
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 Senior Manager I, Seller Planning, is responsible for developing, executing, and communicating sales plans, budgets, and forecasts to support marketplace sellers for the Food team. You will create, maintain and improve sales plans across the business with the main objective of ensuring sales, costs, profit, and other financial goals are met.
You will be part of the Food Strategic Initiatives team and work closely with Strategic Account Manager (SAM) leads, Strategic Account Managers, business analysts, data & analytics teams, and site merchandising. You will partner closely with the Omni Planning team to develop joint planning best practices.
If you are the ultimate planner and passionate about helping sellers optimize their business, this opportunity is for you!
You’ll sweep us off our feet if:
· You are customer/seller obsessed and relationship driven
· You are proactive and thrive in constantly evolving, fast-paced, dynamic environment
· You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
· You are an expert at manipulating data to quickly highlight trends, risks, and draw accurate conclusions from the data
· You think outside the box when looking for opportunities across categories
· You are able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional team members
· You love creative problem solving
· You have strong presentation skills and enjoy giving business updates to leadership (and digging into the data to answer their questions)
· You are crafty and creative in looking for solutions and are able to utilize multiple tools and resources.
You’ll make an impact by:
· Communicating with and influencing stakeholders:
o Excelling in business communications in ambiguous and challenging situations
o Strong situational awareness
o Communication via diverse channels/mediums
o Strong interpersonal skills and universal relationship building
o Ability to connect dots between different stakeholders
· Performing planning and forecasting at various levels (category; subcategory; seller; item)
· Building analysis that supports overarching assortment strategies and decisions
· Reviewing and sharing real-time sales performance; adapting forecasts and recommendations for sales and assortment based on company and competitive trends
· Analyzing sales and inventory position at various levels (item; category; seller) to determine assortment opportunities and accelerate sales growth
· Managing plans and communications for key campaigns, initiatives, pilot programs, and strategic priorities; providing insights and updates to stakeholders
· Determining effectiveness of promotions, price adjustments, and other seller activation tactics
· Leading weekly/monthly business reviews
· Assisting in the execution and distribution of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting for the team
· Providing recaps on quarterly hindsight to drive future strategic decisions about inventory, profit, and assortment
Preferred Qualifications
· 8+ years’ experience in data analytics, strategic or merchandise planning, financial planning or similar field
· 4 years’ experience in planning, budgeting, forecasting, inventory management or similar field
· Experience in retail ecommerce, including deep understanding of ecommerce business drivers
· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required, including v-lookups and pivot tables
· Experience with data visualization tools (Looker, ThoughtSpot, Tableau)
· Excellent communication skills, with the ability to construct simple and impactful message from complex analysis
· Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising or Business Administration
· 3+ years in experience in people management, with strong mentorship
· 3+ years of experience in presentation to leadership; C-Suite communication
Minimum Qualifications
· Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field
OR
· 8 years’ experience in Business Management, ecommerce, Finance, Omni-Channel Merchandising or a related area
· Strong familiarity with ecommerce business drivers and their impact on KPIs and outcomes
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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.
We’re virtual
Working virtually this year has helped us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives and spend less time commuting. Today, we are reimagining the workplace of the future by making a transition to virtual work for parts of our team. Of course, being together in person is an important part of our culture and shared success. We’ll collaborate in person at a regular cadence and with purpose.
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.
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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
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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.
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Hoboken, New Jersey US-10279:The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00-$216,000.00
San Bruno, California US-08848:The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
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, finance, or related area.Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Experience in data analytics, strategic or merchandise planning, financial planning, or related area., Experience in people management and mentorship., Experience in presentation to leadership or c-Suite communication.Website: http://www.walmart.com/
Headquarter Location: Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1962
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt
Industries: E-Commerce ⋅ Grocery ⋅ Retail ⋅ Retail Technology ⋅ Shopping