Manager, Merchandising Planning - Women's Fashion - Sweaters, Dresses and Tops J

Position Summary

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. In this role, you will be focused on assessing business financial performance, forecasting, and influencing category modular and feature strategy and financial plans. You’ll be the expert for your category and leverage the scale of Walmart 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.

What you'll do

• Category/Item Forecasting: Performs all financial forecasting within categories using data-driven analytics, trend insights, and business intelligence to project future results. Partners with cross-functional teams on inputs to forecast and shares output with the team to drive alignment. Understands implications of trend to each metric and is able to guide teammates on actions to improve results.

• Feature and Promotion Management: Influences feature and promotional plans using historical performance data and business insight. Supports decision on feature buy quantities and store level allocation. Uses appropriate tools to determine the impact of price to unit velocity and communicates financial requirements. Communicates performance and influences any required change in strategy.

• Modular Strategy and Financials: Assesses item-level performance during the line review process. Analyzes and challenges assumptions regarding performance expectations. Communicates the aggregate financial impact of planned assortment changes. Creates executive summary on expected financial results and presents to the leadership team. Conducts post-modular analysis to drive accountability to decisions and forecasts.

• Business Management Decision Support: Assesses health of the business and seeks root-cause of opportunities. Generates data-driven recommendations to improve customer and financial outcomes. Socializes findings and ideas to cross-functional teams in order to steer decisions that impact the P&L.

• Budgeting: Develops and makes recommendations on category and subcategory financial targets. Notates and conveys business intelligence pertaining to future category performance. Builds budget information into the financial system for fiscal category budgets.

• Financial Updates and Reporting: Owns monthly financial perspective for categories, highlighting business drivers, opportunities, key action plans, and timelines. Provides seasonal and event analysis and reporting for key timeframes.

What you'll bring:

• Omni Channel Customer Focus: Consistently makes customer-centric recommendations and business decisions across the scope of responsibility. Understands customer behavior across channels, or within relevant channels (for example, demand trends, buying behaviors, consumption patterns around SKUs). Anticipates customer trends and influences demand through a deep understanding of customer needs and depth of category vision.

• Data and Digital Acumen: Leverages data analysis tools to explore multi-faceted financial data. Develops and tests hypotheses. Builds and presents insights using visualization tools to influence decisions and steer financial performance.

• Strategic Perspective: Leverages insights sourced from data, business intelligence, and customer trends to influence the strategic direction of the category. Establishes connection between qualitative strategy and quantitative impact. Shares findings and perspectives with relevant stakeholders to ensure informed decisions within the scope of ownership.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

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,

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