Senior Manager, Product Development - Pet Food & Consumables

Senior Manager, Product Development - Pet Food & Consumables

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make and drives us to create the future of retail. As a senior manager, product development - pet food & consumables, you'll serve as an advocate for our customers and see the products you develop, from ideation to finished product review, come to life in stores and online. This is an opportunity to develop products for Walmart customers, offering great value and product quality. You'll be the expert for pet food & consumables products within your categories of responsibility and leverage the scale and access of the Walmart system to truly impact the business and the lives of millions of customers worldwide. Along the way, you'll be guided by our deep-rooted culture with the support and tools you need to do your best work.

You'll sweep us off our feet if:

• You have a passion for developing products and attention to detail on who our core Walmart customer is
• You are a strong influencer and problem solver who enjoys working with cross functional partners who also have a key role to play in your product development process
• You enjoy learning about the latest trends, products, and your market
• You are data savvy: you can analyze performance, understand trends, and translate results into product and brand execution
• You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition

You'll make an impact by:

• Collaborating to assist in setting the category strategy for pet food & consumables: you'll assist with strategy development, through deep customer understanding, market trends and industry knowledge
• Building relationships: you'll use your influencing and leadership skills to build partnerships with suppliers, merchants, business partners and other private brand team members
• Influencing decisions: you'll collaborate with merchants to influence decisions about nearly every aspect of your products including replenishment, supply chain, manufacturers, store operations, planning, assortment, layouts, budgets, modular, and pricing
• Delivering on key business metrics: you'll work with sourcing to deliver quality products whilst ensuring key business metrics are achieved
• Knowing your category: you'll know your private brand customers and suppliers better than anyone and are always thinking about what is next for your business
• Quality: quality will be a constant area of focus, both in continuous improvement but also in maintain business required systems and protocols.

Benefits & perks:

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.

Equal opportunity employer

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 unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas, and opinions- while welcoming all people. Walmart Inc. participates in E-Verify. Learn more about applicant rights under federal employment laws.

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.

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.

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.

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

• Stock

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, design, or related field and 4 years' experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area OR 6 years' experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area.

Preferred qualifications:

Application development experience with emphasis on VBA and SQL programming languages, creative design software, financial modeling, leading and completing cross-functional projects, manufacturing, product development, or packaging, Microsoft Office, supervisory masters: arts, masters: business, masters: science project management - project management professional - certification, six sigma - certification.

Primary location:

601 respect dr, bentonville, ar 72716, united states of america.