Walmart

Manager, Merchandising Planning

Walmart

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Bentonville • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $70,000 - $130,000 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

About the role

  • Manager, Merchandising Planning – Relocation Required to Bentonville, AR.
  • Focused on assessing business financial performance, forecasting, and influencing category modular and feature strategy and financial plans.
  • Performs all financial forecasting within categories using data-driven analytics, trend insights, and business intelligence to project future results.
  • Partners with cross-functional team on inputs to forecast and shares output with team to drive alignment.
  • Influences feature and promotional plans using historical performance data and business insight.
  • Supports decision on feature buy quantities and store level allocation.
  • Assesses item-level performance during line review process.
  • Analyzes and challenges assumptions regarding performance expectations.
  • Communicates the aggregate financial impact of planned assortment changes.
  • Develops and makes recommendations on category and subcategory financial targets.
  • Builds budget information into the financial system for fiscal category budgets.
  • Own monthly financial perspective for categories, highlighting business drivers, opportunities, key action plans, and timelines.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field and 2 years’ experience in retail, merchandising, forecasting, or related area.
  • OR 4 years’ experience in retail, merchandising, forecasting, or related area.
  • Negotiating terms and costing.
  • Retail Link.
  • Supervisory Masters: Marketing.
Benefits
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
financial forecastingdata-driven analyticstrend insightsbusiness intelligencecategory financial targetsbudget managementperformance analysisfeature strategypromotional planningstore level allocation
Soft skills
communicationinfluencingcollaborationnegotiationanalytical thinkingdecision makingrecommendation developmentalignment drivingperformance assessmentstrategic planning
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in MarketingSupervisory Masters: Marketing