Director, Merchandising Operations - Sporting Goods

Position Summary...

We are seeking a Director, Merchandising Operations to join our team at Walmart. This leadership role is essential to managing inventory plans, third-party vendor relationships, executing multiple business plans and projects, and developing key business strategies.

What you'll do...

• Manage Inventory Plans for less complex strategic business units, review annual, monthly, weekly, and daily projections against actual results, monitor category markdown budget.
• Manage Third-Party Vendor Relationships, develop relationships and interface with vendor leadership personnel, review and analyze contract negotiations and contract management.
• Lead and Manage the Execution of Multiple Business Plans and Projects, identify customer and operational needs, develop and communicate business plans and priorities, remove barriers and obstacles that impact performance.
• Develop, Prioritize, and Execute Key Business Strategies, manage cross-functional initiatives that impact store and corporate processes, develop merchandising programs and initiatives, customer and company communications, and associate training content.
• Provide Overall Direction, analyze business objectives and customer needs, develop, communicate, build support for, and implement business strategies, plans, and practices.

What you'll bring:

• Reviewing and approving markdown proposals, develop prioritized markdown recommendations for senior management when markdowns exceed budget, align category inventory and turn plans.
• Ensuring that budgets and financial commitments are met, ensure that operational expenses are properly managed.
• Making recommendations for system support developments, recommend merchandise priorities for store operations, translate merchandise strategies for assigned departments into executable programs for store operations.
• Developing and implementing strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce, diagnose capability gaps, recruit, select, and develop talent, support mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning.
• Cultivating an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics, integrate these values into all programs and practices, develop consequences for violations or non-compliance.

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, multiple 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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people. 

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