Wal-Mart Bentonville , AR 72716
Posted 5 days ago
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Portfolio Required. Oversees a team of internal designers and directs external resources of suppliers to deliver against priority initiatives that build and strengthen Walmart's brands through products design. Assures that Walmart's brand DNA/guidelines, trends, aesthetic, style, quality, and value support customer needs in product and assortments. Helps to ensure merchant leadership is aligned to assortment development and are adopted as key lever for sales, market share and profitable growth objectives. Brand Execution in Product Design: Provides macro trend direction (color, print/pattern, material, etc.) for Brands in the portfolio. Designs and guides development in construction and fabrication in select areas of focus. Overseas the development of design-related product specifications within the designed portfolio for key areas of focus. Recommends and selects optimal specifications of platforming at the category and component levels and contributes to the securing of IP ownership for proprietary strategies. Oversees the design vision, execution, and identity of each brand through product and design to ensure that merchant and product development strategies are followed. This allows collections and solutions to tie across all channels and across relevant departments. Translates the design vision utilizing appropriate materials, accommodates price/cost ranges and capability of the supply base to execute items and collections. Merchandising Differentiation and Competitive Advantage: Understands the competitive landscape of the brand portfolio, determining competitive advantages and developing a winning strategy. Develops and adapts to the ever-changing Omni retail environment. Continually offers new experiences to customers in order to increase Walmart's market and customer wallet share, as well as customer retention.Partnership with Leaders: Partners with other Senior Leaders in product development and merchandising to ensure Brand collections and strategy is in alignment with other business unit strategies (e.g., Operations; Replenishment, Marketing). Ideal candidate to be able to:-Build, maintain, and enhance effective internal and external partnerships through demonstrated integrity.
Influence outcomes and assist in communicating shared goals with diverse groups and parties.-Identify and address additional partner needs and educate them on value creation.-Communicate with other individuals or teams to solve shared problems cooperatively.-Identify how changes in business strategy impact talent and recruiting strategy.-Consults regularly with leaders of business unit(s), serve to advise on strategic talent decisions.-Bring ideas and solutions proactively to the business and team members.Transformative Talent Development: In partnership with People Partner, develops a transformative talent strategy for teams which clearly identifies the skills, experiences and competencies needed to transform the brand teams and establish the function as an industry leader for the future. Enables associate development and career growth while maintaining a high-performance culture.Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; promoting a customer environment; and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning.Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices; developing consequences for violations or non-compliance; and supporting the Open Door Policy.Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives; engaging key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives; and supporting associate efforts in these areas.Live our Values: Culture Champion
Models the Walmart values to foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; and supports Walmart's commitment to communities, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability; maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance.Live our Values: Servant Leadership
Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.Embrace Change: Curiosity & Courage
Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.Embrace Change: Digital Transformation & Change
Drives continuous improvements, supervises the adoption of new technology, and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart's business model.Deliver for the Customer: Customer Focus
Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans and initiatives.Deliver for the Customer: Strategic Thinking
Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies.Focus on our Associates: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain diverse and inclusive talent; builds high-performing teams.Focus on our Associates: Collaboration & Influence
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.Focus on our Associates: Talent Management
Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent, builds the talent pipeline, fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
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 $160,000.00-$320,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
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, Marketing, Design, or related field and 6 years' experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area OR 8 years' experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area.
6 years' experience with cross-functional project management.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Corporate leadership experience in an Apparel Retail environment., Corporate leadership experience in Business Administration, Merchandising, Sourcing, or relevant field, Masters degree in Liberal Arts or relevant field, Online Retail specializing in Apparel
Primary Location...
Phyllis St. N Of Hwy 102, West Side Of Street, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America
About Walmart
At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?
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.
"Working at Walmart is about being part of something bigger than yourself. The work we do impacts families and communities across the world." - Hannah, Sourcing Manager
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Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans, life insurance and more
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Education assistance for Associate and dependents
Parental Leave
Pay during military service
Paid Time off - to include vacation, sick, parental
Short-term and long-term disability for when you can't work because of injury, illness, or childbirth
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 specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com/Benefits.
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