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Position Summary...What you'll do...Role summary:
The Senior Manager, Assortment Activation, leads the strategic planning and execution of modular and relay initiatives to ensure alignment with enterprise objectives. This role oversees resource management, operational standards, and cross-functional collaboration to drive consistent execution quality across store formats. By fostering continuous improvement and mentoring emerging leaders, the position supports business priorities through data-driven decision-making and process optimization. The role demands strong governance, risk mitigation, and stakeholder coordination to deliver impactful results while upholding company values and operational excellence.
About the team:
The Assortment Activation team leads efficient planning and execution within Hardlines categories, ensuring key milestones are met with quality and timeliness. The team provides expert guidance, monitors progress, and resolves challenges to deliver consistent results. Collaborating across functions, it supports clear communication and strategic alignment. Focused on continuous improvement, the team leverages data and digital tools to enhance effectiveness. Members contribute to operational excellence by coordinating resources and processes while maintaining integrity and commitment to customer satisfaction, driving business goals through focused and well-organized efforts.
What you'll do:

• Lead end-to-end planning, governance, and oversight of modular and relay initiatives to ensure alignment with enterprise goals.
• Manage portfolio capacity and resource allocation to meet evolving business needs and seasonal priorities.
• Establish and enforce operational standards and best practices for consistent execution across store formats.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align insights, space, and merchant teams with execution realities and data requirements.
• Mentor and develop managers and associates to build leadership capabilities and promote continuous learning.
• Drive process optimization, risk mitigation, and performance measurement to enhance execution quality and outcomes.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience in strategic planning, execution leadership, and risk management within complex business environments.
• Proven ability to manage portfolios and resources effectively, balancing capacity to meet dynamic business needs.
• Expertise in process optimization and operational excellence, with a focus on institutionalizing best practices and quality standards.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, enabling alignment between insights, merchant teams, and leadership.
• Demonstrated talent development and mentoring capabilities to build high-performing teams and future leaders.
• Proficiency in data analysis and KPI design to measure progress and drive continuous improvement.

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 $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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, merchandising, operations, or related area and 5 years’ experience in retail operations, merchandising, or modular execution, including 2 years’ experience leading teams or cross-functional programs.
Option 2: 7 years’ progressive experience in retail operations, merchandising, or modular execution, with demonstrated leadership of large-scale relay/mod initiatives.Preferred Qualifications...

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

Experience influencing senior stakeholders across formats., Experience with enterprise modular planning and retail execution platforms., Master’s degree in business, merchandising, operations, or related area.Primary Location...1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.