Senior Manager, Product Development – Seasonal & Decor
Walmart
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Bentonville • United States
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Salary
💰 $110,000 - $220,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead end-to-end product development across seasonal home décor categories.
- Own product strategy, design & material specifications.
- Translate trend, market insights, and design concepts into commercially viable, high-quality products.
- Identify and resolve product or material issues through root cause analysis.
- Influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Ensure overseas vendor alignment and execution excellence.
- Bring a strong, well-researched point of view to your assortment and communicate it clearly.
- Balance strategic ownership with hands-on product involvement.
Requirements
- 5+ years of progressive product development experience, ideally within Home Décor or Seasonal categories.
- Direct experience with high SKU counts and complex assortments.
- Background in seasonal décor (indoor/outdoor), textiles, decorative accessories, or related categories strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret design into product with strong design thinking capability.
- Experience working with overseas manufacturing and global sourcing partners.
- Strong understanding of materials, textiles, and production processes.
- Experience attending trade shows and identifying emerging trends.
- Executive presence with the ability to communicate direction clearly, succinctly, and confidently.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
- Willingness to travel internationally multiple times a year.
Benefits
- 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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. 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.
- 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 company 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
product developmentdesign thinkingroot cause analysismaterials understandingproduction processeshigh SKU managementglobal sourcingtrend identificationvendor alignmentassortment strategy
Soft Skills
influence without authoritycommunicationexecutive presenceleadershipstrategic ownershiphands-on involvementproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilityconfidence