Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Director, Merchandising – Kids Active, Walmart Fashion Location: Bentonville, AR At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. In fashion, this means we are democratizing fashion and offering incredible assortment, trend, and quality and an extraordinary value. This mission is the foundation for every decision we make as we shape the future of retail, from responsible sourcing to sustainability and everything in between. As the Director, Merchandising – Kids Active for Walmart Fashion, your expertise, vision, and strategy will bring the Kids Active category to life across our omni-channel platforms. Leveraging your leadership, advocacy, and negotiation skills with the scale of the Walmart system, you’ll make a direct impact on the business and help families everywhere save money and live better. What you'll do:

• Lead market winning merchandising strategy for the Kids Active category, aligning with Walmart Fashion and broader Walmart strategies.
• Transform active category and lead strategy, team management, budgeting, forecasting, modular planning, assortment selection, replenishment, and supplier negotiations.
• Set the overall strategic direction for Kids Active, ensuring alignment with customer needs and market trends that drives outsized marketshare growth
• Analyze competition, customer behavior, industry trends, and the macro environment to inform business decisions.
• Develop and execute long-term business plans and prioritized strategic initiatives for the Kids Active business.
• Foster a customer-centric approach, making recommendations and decisions that enhance the omni-channel customer experience.
• Guide suppliers and vendors in developing customer-focused products and processes.
• Build and lead a high-performing team, promoting a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Provide overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices. Own and drive the P&L.
• Evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Champion creative ideas to drive business improvements, innovation, and customer experience.

You’ll sweep us off our feet if:

• You have a passion for developing and executing complex category strategies that deliver winning marketshare
• You are data-driven and can translate insights into actionable business plans.
• You are customer-obsessed and understand omni-channel retail.
• You thrive in a fast-paced, competitive environment and enjoy working with autonomy and ownership.
• You have strong executive presence and can influence at all levels, both internally and externally.

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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming 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 were a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the worlds 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 culture of belonging, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. careers.walmart.com 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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising , or related field and 5 years’ experience in merchandising management, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area. OR 7 years’ experience in merchandising management, buying, financial planning, operations, or related area.

2 years’ supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Leading cross-functional teams, Microsoft Office, Negotiating with third-party suppliers

Masters: Business Administration

Primary Location...

600 Integrity Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart 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.