Manager, Seller Planning - ETS

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

What you'll do...

The Walmart Marketplace is a curated community of respected, professional sellers who offer only top-quality, authentic products and best-in-class customer services.

The Manager, Seller Planning - ETS, is responsible for developing, executing, and communicating sales plans/budgets and forecasts to support marketplace sales for the ETS (Entertainment, Toys, and Seasonal) division. You will create, maintain, and improve plans to ensure sales, profit and other financial goals are met. You will be part of the Strategic Initiatives team and work closely with the general manager, category leads, strategic account managers, business analysts, data & analytics team and site merchandising. 

You’ll sweep us off our feet if:

• You are proactive and thrive in a constantly evolving, fast-paced, dynamic environment, acting with a sense of urgency and curiosity.
• You have strong analytical skills and know how to identify and analyze data to drive decisions.
• You love creative problem-solving and have experience thinking strategically to prioritize requirements and identify white space opportunities.
• You know how to build and strengthen cross-functional partnerships.
• You are organized, disciplined, and can independently identify steps required to move projects forward and deliver a positive outcome.
• You have high standards and can hold others accountable.
• You have experience working through change and can comfortably navigate ambiguity.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Leading the divisional annual planning process: in collaboration with Sr. Planning Manager, finance and marketplace leadership, drive AOP (annual operating plan) process, inputs, and present outcomes for ETS division, including tops-down and bottoms-up approach to meet goals.
• Managing divisional monthly / quarterly forecast: perform monthly planning and forecasting at the category/subcategory and seller level; review actual sales performance which could lead to reforecasting of sales and assortment needs based on trends; provide recaps on monthly and quarterly hindsight to drive future strategic decisions; clearly communicate final aligned forecast to marketplace leadership and division/category leadership.
• Driving the execution of multiple business projects: identifying seller and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance; accordingly, developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.
• Driving opportunity sizing and evaluation of new capabilities: develop analyses in support of new product launches and business concepts, to support prioritization; following key launches, analyze results in support of hindsight and future planning.
• Partnering cross-functionally: build relationships with cross-functional partners to achieve aligned goals for the business; collaborate with WFS (Walmart fulfillment services) to identify opportunities and resolve blockers; collaborate with marketplace finance, analytics, leads and strategic account managers on planning and forecasting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or MBA in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• 4+ years’ experience in data analytics, strategic or merchandise planning, financial planning, omni-channel merchandising, or a related field. E-commerce and e-commerce marketplace experience strongly desi