Product Development Manager Jobs in Springdale, AR

Position Summary... What you'll do...Role summary:
The Senior Manager, Product Development -Home will help shape the future of Walmart Brands by developing trend-right, style-led products that deliver exceptional quality and value for millions of customers.
Working cross-functionally with Merchandising, Design, Sourcing, Quality, Packaging, Brand, and supplier partners, this leader will identify market opportunities, translate consumer and design trends into commercially successful products, and build differentiated assortments that elevate customer experience.
The ideal candidate combines deep Home product development with technical knowledge, design acumen, and strategic leadership. They will establish product roadmaps, champion material & construction, while balancing style, quality, cost, speed to market, and customer value.
About the team:
Our Product Development team integrates customer insight, creativity, technical expertise, and business strategy to deliver innovative products. Collaborating with cross-functional partners and supplier networks, the team drives initiatives that impact a wide range of categories. Focused on turning insights into products that reach millions of homes, the team emphasizes collaboration, curiosity, and action. They continuously elevate standards for product quality and customer experience, ensuring alignment and timely delivery through effective project management and cross-functional communication. This team plays a vital role in shaping products that provide exceptional value to customers.
What you'll do:

• Lead product development across one or more key Home categories, including soft home textiles, tabletop, furniture, décor, storage, organization, appliances, and related home furnishings.
• Develop and execute product strategies and roadmaps aligned with customer needs, business objectives, and brand positioning.
• Partner closely with Design to elevate product aesthetics, materials, finishes, construction, functionality, and overall customer appeal.
• Champion product innovation to improve quality, craftsmanship, performance, and value.
• Apply technical expertise to develop robust product specifications, reduce development iterations & accelerate speed to market.
• Drive continuous improvement across product development processes, tools, and technical capabilities.
• Influence cross-functional partners through compelling product presentations & data-driven recommendations.

What you'll bring:

• 4–6+ years of product development experience within Home, with deep expertise in one or more categories such as soft home textiles, tabletop, furniture, décor, appliances, storage, or home organization.
• Demonstrated ability to translate consumer and design trends into commercially successful products that deliver style, quality, functionality, and value.
• Strong technical understanding of materials, construction methods, manufacturing processes, and commercialization.
• Experience developing private brand and/or national brand consumer products, ideally across multiple Home categories.
• Strong ability to analyze customer insights, market trends, and competitive products to identify opportunities and develop differentiated assortments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, influencing, presentation, and project management skills.

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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 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.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Design, or related field and 4 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or
related area OR 6 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area. Preferred Qualifications...

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

Application development experience with emphasis on VBA and SQL programming languages, Creative design software, Financial modeling, Leading and completing cross-functional projects, Manufacturing, product development, or packaging, Microsoft Office, Supervisory Masters: Arts, Masters: Business, Masters: Science Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification, Six Sigma - CertificationPrimary Location... 1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America Walmart 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.