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Position Summary...

Walmart Marketplace is expanding in the Automotive category, and were seeking a Senior Manager, Category Planning & Analytics to drive category business planning and drive data-backed strategies that optimize assortment, pricing, seller engagement, and operational performance. This role will work with other members of the Strategic Initiatives Team and will partner closely with the Marketplace Account Management Team, the Omnichannel Merchant Team, Product Management, and Finance Teams to fuel the growth of Walmarts automotive category.

What you'll do...

Key Responsibilities:

Category Planning

+ Drive annual, quarterly, and monthly category planning, aligning with business goals, financial targets, and seller engagement initiatives.

+ Partner with Account Managers and Business Development to identify high-growth product categories and sellers using data insights like product volume trends, seller opportunity insights, and competitive benchmarks.

+ Develop and execute pricing and promotional strategies to increase competitiveness and conversion rates.

+ Optimize seller incentives and growth programs, ensuring they drive the right seller behaviors and category expansion.

Category Performance ; Business Insights

+ Work directly with Account Managers to analyze seller performance, SKU-level performance, and competitive positioning, driving data-backed recommendations to improve GMV, conversion, and seller profitability.

+ Track and improve on-time delivery (OTD), pricing competitiveness, and seller fulfillment rates to ensure Walmart is competitive.

+ Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and business reviews to measure key metrics like GMV growth, conversion rate, and price competitiveness.

+ Identify operational, assortment, seller, and pricing opportunities to improve marketplace performance, particularly for high-impact programs like Ship-to-Store and more.

+ Support analytics around fitment initiatives, identifying SKU coverage gaps, assortment white space opportunities, and more.

+ Work with cross-functional teams to enhance reporting capabilities and develop automated insights dashboards.

Seller ; Assortment Optimization

+ Work closely with Account Managers and Business Development to develop high-value partners.

+ Guide Account Managers with data-driven recommendations on pricing, inventory, and promotional opportunities to maximize performance.

+ Drive high-demand product categories and sellers using insights from competitive data.

+ Develop analytics to track SKU coverage and gaps in assortment to support catalog expansion.

Competitive ; Market Intelligence

+ Benchmark pricing, promotions, and seller programs against competitors.

+ Identify white space opportunities in the catalog and recommend new product development or seller recruitment efforts.

+ Assess competitive trends in digital merchandising, customer experience, and fulfillment capabilities.

+ Drive insights into how Walmart can better utilize and deploy seller and product incentives to gain a competitive advantage.

Key Qualifications ; Experience:

+ 7+ years of experience in category planning, analytics, eCommerce, marketplaces, or a related field.

+ Strong data analysis and financial modeling skills, with expertise in Excel, Tableau, Looker, or other BI tools.

+ Deep understanding of ecommerce, marketplace dynamics, and third-party seller models (experience in automotive categories is a plus).

+ Proven ability to translate data into insights and strategic actions that drive business impact.

+ Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, business development, marketing, and finance teams.

+ Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence executive decision-making.

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, 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, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being inclusive of all people.

About Walmart

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find were a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the worlds most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in a culture of belonging, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of yourlife.#dataventures

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 .

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.

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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.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .

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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.

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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.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J) .

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Hoboken, New Jersey US-10279:The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00-$216,000.00

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San Bruno, California US-08848:The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00

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Bentonville, Arkansas US-09401:The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- 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._

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field and 4 years’ experience in Business Management, Marketing, Omni-Channel

Merchandising, or a related area. Option 2: 6 years’ experience in Business Management, Marketing, Omni-Channel Merchandising, or a related

area.

Preferred Qualifications...

_Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications._

Business Management, Marketing, Omni-Channel Merchandising, or a related area

Primary Location...

702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

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.