Position Summary...
The Vice President holds the critical responsibility of serving as the central leader who will strategically integrate and direct both the Merchandising Strategy Office (MSO) and the advanced analytics function under one cohesive team. This leadership role is accountable for driving significant business improvement by establishing a clear mandate to accelerate efficiencies and enable proactive, data-led decision-making across Merchandising. A key focus is to solve complex legacy problems and ensure that the overarching business strategy is tangibly connected to the day-to-day work executed across the entire organization. Finally, the VP will oversee the successful stand-up of a new store and localization team, directing its efforts to bring a greater, strategic focus to both localizing and the effective opening of new stores.
What you'll do...
Key Priorities
1.Strategic Unification & Leadership: Serve as the single point of leadership responsible for unifying and directing the MSO and the advanced analytics teams, ensuring their combined output is greater than the sum of their parts.
2.Driving Business Efficiency: Strategically identify, prioritize, and manage initiatives that accelerate business efficiencies and optimize operational workflows across the Merchandising organization.
3.Enabling Data-Led Decisions: Implement and champion a culture of proactive, data-led decision-making by ensuring high-quality, actionable insights are consistently delivered to key business partners.
4.Problem Resolution: Lead efforts to analyze and solve long-standing legacy problems within Merchandising by leveraging advanced analytical techniques and strategic frameworks.
5.Strategy-to-Execution Connection: Establish clear mechanisms to connect overarching strategy directly to the day-to-day operations and tactical execution within the Merchandising function.
6.New Team Development: Oversee the successful stand-up and integration of the new store and localization team, directing its efforts to increase focus on strategic store localization and the effective opening of new stores.
7.Drive Integration: Lead the integration of the Project Stores team under Central Enablement to strengthen alignment between store execution, merchandising strategy, and operational readiness for new and remodeled locations.
• Demonstrates and encourages respect for others; Builds high performing teams; seeks and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences; creates a workplace and equitable experiences where associates feel seen, supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform; drives a positive associate and customer/member experience for all; serves as a talent scout who identifies, attracts, and retains best, diverse talent.
• Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; builds the talent pipeline; creates an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work; empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer/member and company; and regularly recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.
• Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve business objectives; and communicates and listens attentively, with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.
• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to support and reinforce our culture; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.
• Ensures that organizations follow the law, our code of conduct and company policies,; drives an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns, and models our culture of non-retaliation; proactively gathers concerns raised by associates and takes action, and models this for others; holds self and organization accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.
• Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.
• Delivers expected business results while putting the customer/member first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members.
• Adopts a holistic, end-to-end perspective that considers data, analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and designing or executing strategies to capitalize on opportunities with global impact.
• Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; creates an environment that supports learning, innovation, learning from mistakes, and intelligent risk-taking; and models resilience in the face of setbacks.
• Acts as a change agent to drive continuous improvements; supports others through change; and guides the adoption of new technology and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart’s business model.
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 $225,000.00 - $500,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
- Stock
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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 Administration, Supply Chain, or related field
• 10 years’ leadership experience in retail, operations, or related field
• 7 years leadership experience in supply chain operations, preference DC operations experience
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Leadership experience with financial and operational responsibilities across industries (e.g., Retail, Supply Chain, Technology, etc.)
Primary Location...
702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.