Walmart
(USA) Manager, Marketing Planning And Strategy - eComm
Walmart, Hoboken, New Jersey, us, 07030
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
CATEGORY STRATEGY MANAGER
(Data & Insights Storyteller)
PLEASE NOTE:
The team comes into the office; this is not a remote position. If you are not local and apply for this role, please specify "open to relocation" at the top of your resume, if that is applicable, for consideration.
WALMART CONNECT (WMC)
Walmart Connect is Walmart's media and advertising platform, uniquely designed to help brands reach hundreds of millions of shoppers across their entire shopping journey, online and in stores. As a fast-growing brand and business within Walmart, the Fortune 1 company, we are poised for continued growth and success. Data at Scale, Omni-Channel Solutions, Closed Loop Attribution and a "One Walmart" approach are key differentiators for Walmart Connect.
CLIENT SOLUTIONS
Client Solutions is WMC's integrated marketing center of excellence for centralized, end-to-end insights-led marketing strategy, strategic planning, and omni activation of custom category and client solutions across Walmart's touchpoints-at an unparalleled scale.
We need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people with an entrepreneurial mindset. This is your chance and a unique opportunity to being part of our history and future success!
JOB OVERVIEW
Walmart Connect (WMC) is looking for an experienced data-driven strategist, storyteller, and marketing insights guru to partner with Sales to drive growth and excellence across General Merchandise accounts.
There is a strong emphasis in this role to build narratives using data and insights (please highlight examples of this in your resume).
As a strategist, you will own mining & synthesizing category level data to develop omnichannel insights that inform the media & marketing strategies you will recommend to Walmart Connect's brand partners.
You will be an expert resource on uncovering new opportunities and developing strategies around the Walmart shopper, category, fulfillment channel and media channel and create strategic recommendations for your assigned departments and categories.
This position sits under WMC Marketing and reports to the Senior Manager of Category Strategy for General Merchandise.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
:
We're looking for ambitious, exceptionally smart and strategic, people-oriented folks who are excited to solve business challenges holistically in creative and agile ways and encourage cross functional connectivity. The ideal candidate has a proactive and consultative approach with deep industry and category experience. They are highly analytical and exceptionally articulate in crafting insights-driven strategies and can evolve them into persuasive business recommendations. Candidate should excel in storytelling and be comfortable in building category development opportunities that unlock incremental sales. They are self-motivated and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Become WMC's master strategist - empower WMC Sales to drive internal and external partnerships and growth for accounts by:
Mining and analyzing 1st and 3rd party data to uncover category-level insights, trends and opportunities that address specific seasonal & supplier business objectives for the category.
Then, leveraging that data and your observations, to develop insights-driven retail media and marketing strategies that deliver growth for Walmart & Suppliers
Become a trusted partner for the WMC sales team focused on:
Uncovering new category growth opportunities and creating custom and bespoke marketing collateral that drives investment in WMC media
Supporting and contributing to a multitude of selling opportunities including ad-hoc requests for sales-related pitch material and collateral for sizeable pitches.
Transforming relationships with suppliers and brand owners from transactional into co-creating partnerships; as well as evolving the role into a proactive strategic thought-leadership position.
Partner closely with the Client Solutions Integrated Planners to develop Seasonal omnichannel packages.
Drive a "One Walmart" go-to-market approach by proactively leading partnerships with enterprise and WMC cross-functional stakeholders, to align WMC's recommendations for suppliers with Walmart's merchandising and marketing strategies.
Consistently deliver a balance of analytical rigor and storytelling in every single output and communication, always being prepared to convey insights and influence with a strong point of view.
Blend an analytical skillset with creative-strategic thinking.
Demonstrate a spirit of partnership, collaboration, and operational agility and excellence.
Be proactive, self-motivated and highly driven.
Have an eye for detail and a mind for strategy.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field and 1 year's experience in marketing or related field OR 5 years' experience in marketing or related field.
1-3 years of experience working cross-functionally in brand or performance marketing, strategic planning, commercial strategy, shopper insights, retail or digital advertising or media.
Relevant agency, media or brand-side cross-category experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
A balance of right and left brain: Be highly analytical, curious by data and articulate in connecting insights to strategies that demonstrate creativity-that have a compelling story arc and narrative.
THE BONUS - STRONGLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
3-5 years of Retail/e-commerce experience.
Experience in consumer research methodologies (Path to Purchase, Omni channel Connected Shopper Journeys, surveys, etc.), and with syndicated data providers (Nielsen, IRI, Mintel, MRI, NPD, Tableau, Adobe analytics, Kantar, etc.).
#walmartconnect #data #insights #analytics #retailmedia #digitalmedia #retail #media #ad #martech #adtech #categorystrategy #LI-LW1
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 .
Hoboken, New Jersey US-10279:The annual salary range for this position is $96,000.00-$186,000.00
San Bruno, California US-08848:The annual salary range for this position is $104,000.00-$202,000.00
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.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field and 1 year's experience in marketing or related field OR 5 years'
experience in marketing or related field.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Marketing or related field
Masters: Business Administration
Primary Location...
221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 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.
What you'll do...
CATEGORY STRATEGY MANAGER
(Data & Insights Storyteller)
PLEASE NOTE:
The team comes into the office; this is not a remote position. If you are not local and apply for this role, please specify "open to relocation" at the top of your resume, if that is applicable, for consideration.
WALMART CONNECT (WMC)
Walmart Connect is Walmart's media and advertising platform, uniquely designed to help brands reach hundreds of millions of shoppers across their entire shopping journey, online and in stores. As a fast-growing brand and business within Walmart, the Fortune 1 company, we are poised for continued growth and success. Data at Scale, Omni-Channel Solutions, Closed Loop Attribution and a "One Walmart" approach are key differentiators for Walmart Connect.
CLIENT SOLUTIONS
Client Solutions is WMC's integrated marketing center of excellence for centralized, end-to-end insights-led marketing strategy, strategic planning, and omni activation of custom category and client solutions across Walmart's touchpoints-at an unparalleled scale.
We need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people with an entrepreneurial mindset. This is your chance and a unique opportunity to being part of our history and future success!
JOB OVERVIEW
Walmart Connect (WMC) is looking for an experienced data-driven strategist, storyteller, and marketing insights guru to partner with Sales to drive growth and excellence across General Merchandise accounts.
There is a strong emphasis in this role to build narratives using data and insights (please highlight examples of this in your resume).
As a strategist, you will own mining & synthesizing category level data to develop omnichannel insights that inform the media & marketing strategies you will recommend to Walmart Connect's brand partners.
You will be an expert resource on uncovering new opportunities and developing strategies around the Walmart shopper, category, fulfillment channel and media channel and create strategic recommendations for your assigned departments and categories.
This position sits under WMC Marketing and reports to the Senior Manager of Category Strategy for General Merchandise.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
:
We're looking for ambitious, exceptionally smart and strategic, people-oriented folks who are excited to solve business challenges holistically in creative and agile ways and encourage cross functional connectivity. The ideal candidate has a proactive and consultative approach with deep industry and category experience. They are highly analytical and exceptionally articulate in crafting insights-driven strategies and can evolve them into persuasive business recommendations. Candidate should excel in storytelling and be comfortable in building category development opportunities that unlock incremental sales. They are self-motivated and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Become WMC's master strategist - empower WMC Sales to drive internal and external partnerships and growth for accounts by:
Mining and analyzing 1st and 3rd party data to uncover category-level insights, trends and opportunities that address specific seasonal & supplier business objectives for the category.
Then, leveraging that data and your observations, to develop insights-driven retail media and marketing strategies that deliver growth for Walmart & Suppliers
Become a trusted partner for the WMC sales team focused on:
Uncovering new category growth opportunities and creating custom and bespoke marketing collateral that drives investment in WMC media
Supporting and contributing to a multitude of selling opportunities including ad-hoc requests for sales-related pitch material and collateral for sizeable pitches.
Transforming relationships with suppliers and brand owners from transactional into co-creating partnerships; as well as evolving the role into a proactive strategic thought-leadership position.
Partner closely with the Client Solutions Integrated Planners to develop Seasonal omnichannel packages.
Drive a "One Walmart" go-to-market approach by proactively leading partnerships with enterprise and WMC cross-functional stakeholders, to align WMC's recommendations for suppliers with Walmart's merchandising and marketing strategies.
Consistently deliver a balance of analytical rigor and storytelling in every single output and communication, always being prepared to convey insights and influence with a strong point of view.
Blend an analytical skillset with creative-strategic thinking.
Demonstrate a spirit of partnership, collaboration, and operational agility and excellence.
Be proactive, self-motivated and highly driven.
Have an eye for detail and a mind for strategy.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field and 1 year's experience in marketing or related field OR 5 years' experience in marketing or related field.
1-3 years of experience working cross-functionally in brand or performance marketing, strategic planning, commercial strategy, shopper insights, retail or digital advertising or media.
Relevant agency, media or brand-side cross-category experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
A balance of right and left brain: Be highly analytical, curious by data and articulate in connecting insights to strategies that demonstrate creativity-that have a compelling story arc and narrative.
THE BONUS - STRONGLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
3-5 years of Retail/e-commerce experience.
Experience in consumer research methodologies (Path to Purchase, Omni channel Connected Shopper Journeys, surveys, etc.), and with syndicated data providers (Nielsen, IRI, Mintel, MRI, NPD, Tableau, Adobe analytics, Kantar, etc.).
#walmartconnect #data #insights #analytics #retailmedia #digitalmedia #retail #media #ad #martech #adtech #categorystrategy #LI-LW1
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 .
Hoboken, New Jersey US-10279:The annual salary range for this position is $96,000.00-$186,000.00
San Bruno, California US-08848:The annual salary range for this position is $104,000.00-$202,000.00
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.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field and 1 year's experience in marketing or related field OR 5 years'
experience in marketing or related field.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Marketing or related field
Masters: Business Administration
Primary Location...
221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 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.