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Walmart (USA) Manager, Operations Strategic Initiatives in San Bruno, California
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
The Walmart Marketplace is a curated community of respected, professional sellers who offer only top-quality, authentic products and best-in-class customer services.
The Manager, Strategic Initiatives , is responsible for analyzing the marketplace business , category strategic initiatives, and helping support future marketplace growth . You will be part of the Strategic Initiatives team and work with data & analytics, program, and finance teams to analyze the business holistically across multiple data sources. Identify problems and opportunities, visualize, and communicate findings and data-driven insights to inform priorities and better serve our internal stakeholders and sellers. You will also partner with Planning to support scoping and forecasting of current and future strategic initiatives supporting the Home business. If you are intellectually curious, passionate about diving deep into the data, and are a pro at translating information into a business narrative, this opportunity is for you!
You'll sweep us off our feet if:
You are data obsessed and relationship-driven
You are proactive and thrive in constantly evolving, fast-paced, dynamic environment
You have strong analytical skills and can analyze trends to identify risks and opportunities, partnering with myriad of cross-functional partners to understand key drivers
You are a forward-thinker who can use data-driven analytics, trend insights, and business intelligence to project future results
You have a proven track record of successfully synthesizing large data sets, providing insights across and upward, and can tell a story through data
You'll make an impact by:
Utilizing analytics to evaluate and review business performance, predicting outcomes and generating insights and recommendations to enhance decision making
Conducting comprehensive category analysis to proactively identify potential risks and capitalize on untapped business opportunities across subcategories, brands, product types
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop forecasts, LRPs, leveraging data-driven analytics, trend insights and business intelligence for future projections
Partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to align inputs and share output, fostering collaboration and driving alignment
Empowering stakeholders with timely and accurate marketplace data and insights, enabling informed strategies and actions based on shifts in seller and consumer behavior
Providing in-depth analysis for follow-up questions arising from weekly business reviews
Ensuring strong data governance, documentation, and communication of analyses and methodologies
Preferred Qualifications
4+ years' experience in retail planning, forecasting, finance or related area
Expert user of Excel, with experience in using BI systems (SQL experience not required)
Experience with data visualization tools (Looker, ThoughtSpot, Tableau)
Ability to pay attention to detail while handling multiple, simultaneous projects
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to construct simple and impactful message from complex analysis
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, or related field or 4+ years of experience in retail planning, forecasting, 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.
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.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .
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.
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.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .
The annual salary range for this position is $91,000.00-$169,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations , or related field and 2 years' experience in operations, project management, or related area OR 4 years' experience in operations, project management, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Supervising Associates
Masters: Economics
Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification
Primary Location...
850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America
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.