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Position: Senior Manager, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives

Job Location: 1375 Crossman Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Duties: Leverages data analysis tools to explore moderately complex data; develops and tests hypotheses; uses data to influence strategic work; builds and presents insights; identifies, implements, and drives technology change within scope of work; uses visualization tools to represent data and construct coherent stories to influence decisions; uses customer analytics for basic forecasting purposes; maintains and organizes all customer analytics portfolio-related data; interprets customer analytics results and presents findings to management; participates in the deployment of web-based surveys used to collect customer data; creates business analysis reports from customer analytics data extracts; maintains and organizes all business portfolio-related data; documents performance criteria used for evaluating business trends and activities; researches business-related data and generates and interprets basic analytics; assists in preparing charts, graphs, tables, and other tools to reflect business performance. Prepares an annual baseline plan budgets, broken down by time period, task, and cost account; uses schedules to prepare cash flow forecasts for projects based on completion status of different project milestones; creates reports on the progress of project schedules, costs, and scopes; compares present status to baselines and forecasts future trends using earned value analyses; uses statistical methods to develop project cost and time estimate ranges quantified by risk probabilities and confidence levels; tracks risks and changes risk items over the course of projects according to the risk management plans. Understands financials and how product pricing can impact financials; research company history and experience with retail markets and channels; documents retail activities and issues related to major trends and directions; discusses existing and planned retail approaches for assigned area of specialization; cites sources of information and key industry publications covering retail; explains rationales for major initiatives. Participates in defining organizational strategic goals and purposes; defines strategies to gather and keep customers; analyzes business processes, identifies alternative solutions to outdated processes, and assesses feasibility; establishes requirements for large changes in the overall mission, roles, responsibilities, and processes necessary to make business improvements; evaluates financial, cultural, technological, and other factors; recommends new approaches that seek the use of advanced technology; works to overcome business process improvement resistance from managers, the labor force, and other groups. Identifies revenue generation opportunities and plans, makes recommendations, and executes for less-complex categories; ensures delivery against business goals by identifying potential risks to the business; supports recommendations around category strategic approaches; makes recommendations on best practices and process improvements. Position oversees 1 associate: Manager, Business Analysis and Insights.

Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree or equivalent in Business or a related field and 2 years of experience in Business Management, Marketing, Omni-Channel Merchandising, or a related area; OR Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business or a related field and 4 years of experience in Business Management, Marketing, Omni-Channel Merchandising, or a related area.

Skills required: Experience designing and developing business intelligence dashboards and reports using visualization tools (Tableau, Looker). Experience developing new business insights and strategic recommendations by performing data mining, analytics, and visualizations using SQL, Advanced Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience building and applying statistical models and trend forecasting techniques using Python, R, to analyze historical business data and business rules. Experience defining and executing strategy and go-to-market management plans by analyzing market trends, competitive landscape, and business performance metrics. Experience conducting opportunity cost analysis and return on investment (ROI) assessments using financial modeling techniques in Excel, and SQL-based revenue forecasting, as part of annual budget planning. Experience developing and implementing key performance indicators (KPIs) and performance management frameworks using SQL and Tableau. Experience gathering, documenting, and analyzing business requirements by working with stakeholders across product, engineering, operations, and marketing teams. Experience designing and automating business processes and workflows using data-driven approaches, scripting, and business process improvement frameworks. Experience managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships and vendor partnerships using structured project management frameworks (Agile, Scrum). Experience performing competitive market analysis and developing business cases using market intelligence, financial modeling, and benchmarking techniques. Experience building and applying predictive and prescriptive analytics models using statistical analysis, machine learning techniques, and optimization algorithms. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Salary Range: $170,985/year to $234,000/year.  Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives. 

Benefits: At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.

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.com.

Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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