Manager, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives
Walmart

Job Info

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What you'll do at

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart Marketplace is a dynamic part of our eCommerce portfolio, continually growing and adapting to meet customer needs with a broad assortment of products from third-party sellers. As the Manager of Strategic Initiatives, you will play an instrumental role in guiding our growth trajectory. By identifying opportunities and developing strategies, you will help us harness the potential of the market and shape the future of our business. This role provides an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Walmart Marketplace in a fast-paced, innovative environment. If you are passionate about strategic planning, market analysis, and driving growth, we would love to hear from you.

You'll Sweep Us off Our Feet If:

• You have strong analytical skills with the ability to break down complex market data and perform competitive analysis
  

• You are proactive and thrive in constantly evolving, fast-paced, dynamic environment
  

• You have a proven track record of strategic thinking and can build business cases to support business growth opportunities
  

• You can present compelling quantitative and qualitative analyses, assessing metrics related to the business and partnering with other teams to gain expert insights
  

• You are comfortable with ambiguity and operating in a gray space and can make sound decisions with limited information
  

• You have a knack for thinking outside the box to identify innovative opportunities to business growth
  

• You help launch growth initiatives by collaborating with cross-functional teams to inform new tests, launch new initiatives, and establish success metrics and reporting.
  

• You're stimulated by challenges and are ready to engage at Fortune 1 scale.
  

You'll Make an Impact By:

• Developing Business Cases and Strategy for New Initiatives: In partnership with account managers, incubate new opportunity areas, digging into data and identifying seller anecdotes in support of new initiatives. Conduct comprehensive competitive analysis to identify potential threats and opportunities
  

• Long Term Strategy: Support with long-range planning to ensure our business aligns with projected market trends and consumer demands. Utilize various tools and resources to gather data, analyze trends, and develop strategies
  

• Launch Growth Initiatives: Partner with seller planning teams to analyze the KPIs required for success of new initiatives and embed these metrics into divisional reporting. Work with cross functional teams to launch new initiatives.
  

• Operating with Excellence: Set an example in managing to KPIs, developing high quality presentations, and developing yourself and others. Champion change and evolution, persuade through use of data and facts, inspire others.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as business, economics, finance, or related disciplines. An MBA is desirable.
  

• Extensive experience (3-5 years) in strategy and business consulting is preferred.
  

• Experience in eCommerce and online Marketplaces is highly desirable.
  

• Experience leading discussions with a cross functional audience (category, channel, Finance)
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, or related field or 4+ years of experience in retail planning, strategy, finance, or related area.
  

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.
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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.
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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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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.
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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.
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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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Hoboken, New Jersey US-10279:The annual salary range for this position is $84,000.00-$156,000.00
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San Bruno, California US-08848:The annual salary range for this position is $91,000.00-$169,000.00
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Bentonville, Arkansas US-09401:The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00-$130,000.00
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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
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- Stock
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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.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in business or related area and 2 years' experience in business management, marketing, omnichannel merchandising, or related area.
Option 2: 4 years' experience in business management, marketing, omnichannel merchandising, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Business Management, Marketing, Omnichannel Merchandising, or related area

Primary Location...

221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America

About Walmart

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

All the benefits you need for you and your family

• Multiple health plan options, including vision & dental plans for you & dependents
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans, life insurance and more
• Associate discounts in-store and online
• Education assistance for Associate and dependents
• Parental Leave
• Pay during military service
• Paid Time off - to include vacation, sick, parental
• Short-term and long-term disability for when you can't work because of injury, illness, or childbirth

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 specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com/Benefits.

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