Manager, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives

Partnerships, Collaboration & Communication - Establishes strong partnerships and collaborations with internal teams, external stakeholders, and other organizations. - Fosters a collaborative work environment where team members feel comfortable sharing ideas and supporting one another. - Facilitates effective communication across teams and stakeholders. - Ensures all parties have access to relevant information and provides clear instructions and guidance. - Encourages open and transparent communication. - Leverages the strengths of team members and partners to maximize collaboration. - Encourages individuals to contribute their unique skills and abilities, creating a synergistic, high-performing team. - Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of partnerships and collaborations. Strategic Planning & Business Solutions - Sets clear goals, tracks progress and regularly reviews outcomes. - Provides recommendations to business stakeholders to solve complex business issues (e.g., operational processes, required skills, revenue opportunities). - Develops business cases for projects with projected return on investment or cost savings. - Demonstrates functional knowledge of the supported business unit or organization. - Translates business requirements into projects, activities, and tasks aligned to overall business strategy. - Serves as an interpreter and conduit between business needs and tangible solutions. - Recommends new processes and ways of working. - Partners with internal and external stakeholders to identify and assess strategic choices. - Provides advice and support to improve business and financial understanding across the organization. Data, Analytics & Reporting - Monitors, analyzes, and translates data to support business strategies and requirements (e.g., planning, reporting, budgets, and business cases). - Explains basic financial management reports. - Analyzes various approaches to expense and budget management. - Leverages data analysis tools to explore moderately complex data. - Develops and tests hypotheses and uses data to influence strategic work. - Builds, presents, and visualizes insights to influence decision-making. - Uses customer analytics for basic forecasting purposes. - Maintains and organizes customer analytics and business portfolio–related data. - Interprets analytics results and presents findings to management. - Participates in deploying web-based surveys to collect customer data. - Creates business analysis reports from analytics data extracts. - Documents performance criteria used to evaluate business trends and activities. - Researches business-related data and generates and interprets basic analytics. - Assists in preparing charts, graphs, tables, and other tools to reflect business performance. Financial & Project Management - Prepares annual baseline plans and budgets by time period, task, and cost account. - Uses schedules to prepare cash flow forecasts based on project milestone completion. - Creates reports on project schedule, cost, and scope progress. - Compares current status to baselines and forecasts future trends using earned value analysis. - Uses statistical methods to develop project cost and time estimate ranges based on risk probabilities and confidence levels. - Tracks project risks and manages changes according to risk management plans. - Understands financials and how product pricing impacts business performance. Retail, Market & Category Strategy - Researches company history and experience with retail markets and channels. - Documents retail activities, trends, and strategic directions. - Discusses existing and planned retail approaches for assigned areas of specialization. - Cites key industry publications and sources of information. - Explains rationales for major initiatives. - Participates in defining organizational strategic goals and purposes. - Defines strategies to acquire and retain customers. - Analyzes business processes, identifies alternatives to outdated practices, and assesses feasibility. - Establishes requirements for large-scale organizational and process improvements. - Evaluates financial, cultural, technological, and operational factors. - Recommends approaches that leverage advanced technology. - Works to overcome resistance to business process improvements. - Conducts market research and leverages consumer insights to drive category growth. Category Execution & Supplier Management - Develops and executes promotional plans to drive category sales and customer engagement. - Plans and coordinates promotional activities (e.g., sales promotions, advertising campaigns, in-store displays). - Builds and maintains strong supplier relationships. - Demonstrates negotiation skills and oversees contract management. - Ensures suppliers meet quality and delivery standards. - Collaborates with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to maximize category performance. - Analyzes sales data, market trends, and consumer insights to identify improvement opportunities and develop action plans. Leadership & People Management - Coordinates and oversees job-related activities by building stakeholder relationships and supporting business initiatives. - Communicates goals and objectives, builds accountability, and measures progress toward results. - Identifies improvement opportunities and promotes adaptability and continuous learning. - Provides supervision and development through hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, and recognition. - Promotes a culture of belonging in the workplace. - Ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, ethics, and integrity standards. - Supports company mission and values, including the Open Door Policy. Walmart Values Respect the Individual - Demonstrates and encourages respect for all. - Builds high-performing teams and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences. - Creates a culture of belonging where associates feel supported and connected. - Identifies, attracts, and retains top talent. - Develops talent through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and growth opportunities. - Builds strong, trusting relationships and communicates with positivity and purpose. Act with Integrity - Maintains the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance. - Models Walmart values and leads by example. - Encourages open communication, accountability, and non-retaliation. - Acts as a humble, self-aware, transparent servant leader. - Supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company. Serve Our Customers and Members - Delivers business results while putting the customer and member first. - Applies an omni-merchant and Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value. Strive for Excellence - Consistently raises the bar and seeks improvement. - Demonstrates curiosity, resilience, and a growth mindset. - Encourages innovation, learning from mistakes, and adoption of new digital tools and ways of working. - Business Management, Marketing, Omnichannel Merchandising, or related area 4 - 6 years   All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.