Director, Business Strategy – Merchandising Acceleration

Walmart

Director overseeing strategic initiatives that drive revenue in Walmart's Entertainment, Toys and Seasonal division. Leading projects from strategy through execution with a focus on digital growth.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeBentonville • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $110,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading digital growth initiatives and transforming customer experiences through strategic planning and execution. Proficient in developing scalable solutions and aligning cross-functional teams to enhance business outcomes.

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Digital AccelerationMerchandising StrategyCross-Functional LeadershipCustomer Journey OptimizationAnalytical Problem-Solving

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Hard Skills

Business Strategy DevelopmentDigital Product ManagementBusiness Case CreationOmni-Channel Experience DesignRequirements Translation

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationInfluencing LeadersRelationship BuildingCustomer-First MindsetComfort with Ambiguity

Industry Keywords

Retail MerchandisingOperations ManagementDigital TransformationCustomer ExperienceMatrixed Organization

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a portfolio of digital growth and transformation initiatives from strategy through execution.
Identify customer and business opportunities and translate them into clear strategies, business cases, and roadmaps.
Develop scalable omni experiences that bring together products, digital content, services, and broader enterprise capabilities.
Partner with merchandising, eCommerce, product, technology, marketing, finance, analytics, and other teams to align priorities and deliver results.
Shape business and platform requirements that enable new customer experiences and growth opportunities.
Strengthen digital performance by improving customer journeys, simplifying experiences, and scaling effective capabilities across the portfolio.
Build strong relationships with internal teams, strategic suppliers, and external partners to expand Walmart’s customer value proposition.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Social Science, Communications, or related field and 6 years’ experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area OR 8 years’ experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area.
2 years’ supervisory experience.
Experience in digital acceleration, merchandising strategy, digital products and services, or business transformation.
Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives within a large or matrixed organization.
A strong understanding of the omni customer journey and how digital capabilities can improve customer and business outcomes.
Experience translating strategy into business requirements and scalable solutions.
The ability to influence leaders and align teams across different functions and priorities.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.
A customer-first mindset, comfort with ambiguity, and a track record of building and scaling new capabilities.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.