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Walmart Canada · 2 months ago

Senior Manager, Seller Planning

San Bruno, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$117K/yr - $234K/yr

6+ years exp

Walmart Inc. is a leading retail corporation that is seeking a Senior Manager, Seller Planning. This role is responsible for developing and executing sales plans and forecasts to support marketplace sellers, while collaborating with various teams to ensure financial goals are met.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Possess influential communication skill:

Excelling in business communication styles/techniques in ambiguous and challenging situations, situational awareness, communication channels/mediums, interpersonal skills and universal relationship building with ability to connect different stakeholders

People management skills:

Sets clear expectations, performance measures, and goals, and helps others do the same. Plans for and ensures others have the information, resources, implementation time, and talent needed to accomplish business initiatives

Performing pre-season planning and in-season forecasting at the category/subcategory and seller level

Building analysis that supports seasonal assortment strategies and decisions

Reviewing actual sales performance which could lead to reforecasting of in-season sales and assortment needs based on trends

Developing a point of view around Open-To-Buy plans at the category and strategic seller level, making sure it is properly forecasted and tracked while identifying misses and opportunities

Analyzing sales, inventory and margin performance by item, category and seller to determine assortment opportunity and drive sales growth

Successfully managing Holiday/Peak readiness plans, providing insights to key stakeholders

Analyzing inventory levels to maintain in-stock level goals and recommend model adjustments as necessary

Partnering with Site Merchandising to effectively manage collection/landing pages while maximizing product views and conversion for specific product categories

Determining effectiveness of promotions, price adjustments, markdowns and product launches

Leading weekly/monthly business reviews, and assist in the execution and distribution of weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting for the team

Providing recaps on quarterly hindsight to drive future strategic inventory, profit and assortment decisions

Qualification

Data analyticsStrategic planningFinancial planningPeople managementECommerce experienceMicrosoft ExcelPresentation skillsAnalytical skillsProblem-solvingCommunication skillsCreative thinking

Required

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related area

6 years' experience in business management, e-Commerce, finance, omnichannel merchandising, or related area

8+ years' experience in data analytics, strategic or merchandise planning, financial planning or similar field

3+ years in experience in people management and strong mentorship

3+ years of experience in presentation to leadership, C-Suite communication

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

Experience in eCommerce retail

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required, including v-lookups and pivot tables

Benefits

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.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.