Walmart Canada · 2 months ago
(USA) Senior Director, Marketing Planning and Strategy- Marketplace & Consumables
Bentonville, AR
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expWalmart Inc. is a leading retail organization, and they are seeking a Senior Director of Marketing Planning and Strategy for their Marketplace and Consumables divisions. This role involves developing and executing marketing strategies, guiding cross-functional planning, and leading a high-performing team to enhance customer engagement and drive business growth.
DeliveryRetailShopping
Responsibilities
Lead marketing strategy for Marketplace & Consumables: Partner with EVP and SVP leaders and build and execute long-term marketing plans aligned to Walmart’s growth priorities, leveraging customer insights, market trends, and P&L understanding to inform strategy
Drive integrated planning across CVP initiative: Partner with leaders and cross-functional teams across Merchandising, Site, and eComm to develop cohesive marketing strategies and actions to deliver this enterprise initiative
Guide performance optimization: Use data and analytics to evaluate marketing effectiveness, identify opportunities, and refine strategies for greater impact
Support customer growth and retention: Develop initiatives that enhance engagement, loyalty, and lifetime value for Marketplace and Consumables customers
Manage executive communications: Present strategic plans and performance updates, results to senior business leadership and key stakeholders
Enable cross-functional execution: Align teams to ensure seamless delivery of marketing programs
Build and lead a high-performing team: Lead a team of 5 (with potential expansion to 7-8), including directors, senior managers and managers. Recruit, develop, and mentor talent in marketing strategy, planning, and analytics
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience in marketing strategy, planning, or retail roles, ideally within large-scale consumer or retail organizations
Proven ability to lead cross-functional planning and deliver marketing strategies with significant business impact
Strong analytical and financial acumen, including experience with P&Ls, ROI modeling, data, insights & analysis, and performance measurement
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing without direct authority and presenting to executive leadership
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and lead complex initiatives with multiple stakeholders
Experience in retail and consumer products; Marketplace and eCommerce expertise strongly preferred
Commitment to building inclusive, high-performance teams and developing future leaders
Soft skills: Positive spirit and energy, servant leadership, resilience, curiosity, urgency, speed, and adaptability
Preferred
Experience in retail and consumer products; Marketplace and eCommerce expertise strongly preferred
Benefits
Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards
Medical, vision and dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
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Company
Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada is a subsidiary of Walmart that operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide. It is a sub-organization of Walmart.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
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2025-12-18
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