(USA) Senior Manager, Merchandising Planning - Paint, DIY Accessories and Moving

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Relocation to Bentonville, AR

Position Summary

Own the analytics and financial planning that powers smarter decisions across Paint, DIY Accessories, and Moving. In this role, you’ll turn complex data into clear, customer-led recommendations that improve sales, margin, inventory, and in-stock across stores and omni. You’ll lead key business rhythms—forecasting, Open to Buy, line reviews, and modular walkthroughs—while influencing merchants with compelling insights and driving process and technology improvements.

About Paint, DIY Accessories and Moving

This category supports customers through high-intent moments—refreshing a space, starting a DIY project, or preparing for a move—where availability, value, and ease of shop matter. The team operates through disciplined planning and performance routines, partnering closely with merchants, omni teams, and suppliers to deliver the right assortment at the right time. This role strengthens category execution by connecting customer behavior and trend signals to forecasts, budgets, and actionable strategies that improve performance across every touchpoint.

What you’ll do

• Own category/subcategory forecasts, unit plans, and ladder plans; align projections with cross-functional inputs
• Drive Open to Buy (30/60/90) discussions on drivers, opportunities, action plans, and get-well dates
• Build category budgets, financial targets, and bridge plans; support P&L recaps and QBRs with risk/upside ranges
• Deliver line review, modular, and feature/promo analytics (including post-mod performance) to guide decisions
• Support supplier negotiations and JBP with financial inputs, scenario analysis, and risk identification

What you’ll bring

• Experience owning forecasts, budgets, and P&L drivers for a complex category or comparable business
• Advanced analytics capability: hypothesis testing, automation-minded forecasting, and visualization storytelling
• Working knowledge of OTB, markdown management, line reviews, modular execution, and promo planning
• Ability to translate omni customer signals into assortment, pricing, and inventory recommendations
• Stakeholder influence skills with merchants; comfort presenting insights to senior leaders

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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